Getting from Antiparos to Psara

If you are heading to Psara from Antiparos you are making your way from a small quiet island in the Cyclades to a small rocky island off the northwestern coast of Chios in the northeastern Aegean, on the opposite side of Greece. It has one of the most moving histories in Greece, almost entirely destroyed by the Ottoman fleet in 1824 and never fully recovered.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Antiparos to Psara. Antiparos is connected only to Paros by a 7 minute ferry from Pounta running every 30 minutes in summer. Psara is accessible only via Chios, with a daily local ferry from Chios main port taking around 3 hours. Getting there means taking the short ferry from Antiparos to Paros, making your way to Piraeus and flying to Chios via Athens, followed by the local ferry across to Psara.

Getting there by air

Psara has no airport. The nearest airport is Chios. Antiparos has no airport either. Taking the short ferry from Antiparos to Paros, making your way to Piraeus and flying to Chios via Athens, followed by the local ferry to Psara taking around 3 hours, gives a total journey time of around 7 to 8 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 fly to Chios via Athens, then take the local ferry across to Psara. Check the daily ferry schedule from Chios before booking your flights and plan your Chios arrival around the morning departure. Give yourself at least two nights on Psara and bring everything you need with you.