Getting from Antipaxos to Kimolos

If you are heading to Kimolos from Antipaxos you are making your way from a tiny island in the Ionian Sea to a small white island just off the northwestern tip of Milos in the western Cyclades, on the opposite side of Greece. It has beaches that see a fraction of the crowds found anywhere nearby.

Take the ferry

There are no scheduled ferries from Antipaxos to Kimolos. Antipaxos has no ferry port of its own and is accessible only by sea taxi from Gaios on Paxos. Getting to Kimolos means taking the sea taxi from Antipaxos to Paxos, the ferry from Paxos to Corfu, flying to Athens and then flying to Milos, followed by the short local ferry from Pollonia to Kimolos taking around 20 to 25 minutes and running daily. Alternatively, fly to Athens and take the Piraeus to Milos ferry and cross to Kimolos from Pollonia.

Getting there by air

Kimolos has no airport. The nearest airport is Milos. 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 Milos, followed by the short local ferry from Pollonia to Kimolos, 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 sea taxi from Antipaxos to Paxos, the ferry from Paxos to Corfu, fly to Athens and then fly to Milos and take the short local ferry across to Kimolos. It is the most practical approach. If you are traveling with a car, take the sea taxi from Antipaxos to Paxos and drive to Piraeus for the conventional Piraeus to Milos ferry, then cross to Kimolos from Pollonia on the local ferry.