Getting from Antipaxos to Donoussa

If you are heading to Donoussa from Antipaxos you are making your way from a tiny island in the Ionian Sea to one of the Small Cyclades islands, northeast of Naxos, on the opposite side of Greece. It has good beaches and a single main settlement with an atmosphere of genuine isolation.

Take the ferry

There are no scheduled ferries from Antipaxos to Donoussa. Antipaxos has no ferry port of its own and is accessible only by sea taxi from Gaios on Paxos. Getting to Donoussa means taking the sea taxi from Antipaxos to Paxos, the ferry from Paxos to Corfu, flying to Athens and then flying to Naxos and taking the local Express Skopelitis ferry to Donoussa, which runs 6 days a week in summer and takes around 2 to 3 hours. Alternatively, fly to Athens and take the Piraeus to Donoussa ferry, which runs around 4 times a week and takes around 6 hours 45 minutes.

Getting there by air

Donoussa has no airport. The nearest airport is Naxos. Antipaxos has no airport either. Taking the sea taxi from Antipaxos to Paxos, the ferry from Paxos to Corfu and flying to Athens and then Athens to Naxos, followed by the local ferry to Donoussa, gives a total journey time of around 8 to 9 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Take the sea taxi from Antipaxos to Paxos, the ferry from Paxos to Corfu, fly to Athens and then fly to Naxos and take the local Express Skopelitis across to Donoussa. It is the most practical approach. Give yourself at least two nights on Donoussa and come prepared as facilities on the island are limited.