Getting from Antiparos to Porto Heli

If you are heading to Porto Heli from Antiparos you are making your way from a small quiet island in the Cyclades to a sheltered harbour on the Argolic Gulf in the northeastern Peloponnese. It has a marina, good beaches and Spetses visible across the water.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Antiparos to Porto Heli. Antiparos is connected only to Paros by a 7 minute ferry from Pounta running every 30 minutes in summer. Getting to Porto Heli means taking the short ferry from Antiparos to Paros, making your way to Piraeus and then boarding the Saronic ferry from Piraeus to Porto Heli, which runs 4 to 5 times daily and takes around 2 hours. Note that the Piraeus to Porto Heli ferries are passenger only and do not carry vehicles.

Getting there by air

Porto Heli has no airport. The nearest airport is Athens. Antiparos has no airport either. Taking the short ferry from Antiparos to Paros, making your way to Piraeus and flying to Athens and then taking the Saronic ferry to Porto Heli gives a total journey time of around 6 to 7 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Take the short ferry from Antiparos to Paros, make your way to Piraeus and board the Saronic ferry to Porto Heli. It is the most practical approach. If you are traveling with a car, take the short ferry from Antiparos to Paros and drive to Porto Heli via Athens and the Peloponnese, which takes around 2.5 to 3 hours from Athens, as the Piraeus ferry does not carry vehicles.