Getting from Antipaxos to Koufonisia

If you are heading to Koufonisia from Antipaxos you are making your way from a tiny island in the Ionian Sea to one of the Small Cyclades, on the opposite side of Greece. It has some of the finest beaches in the Cyclades and a lively summer atmosphere that punches well above its size.

Take the ferry

There are no scheduled ferries from Antipaxos to Koufonisia. Antipaxos has no ferry port of its own and is accessible only by sea taxi from Gaios on Paxos. Getting to Koufonisia 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 Koufonisia, which takes around 45 minutes and runs almost daily in summer. Alternatively, fly to Athens and take the Piraeus to Koufonisia ferry, which runs daily in summer and takes around 5 to 9 hours.

Getting there by air

Koufonisia 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 short ferry to Koufonisia, 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 short ferry across to Koufonisia. It is the most practical approach. Book ahead in summer as Koufonisia has very limited accommodation and the island fills up fast.