Getting from Antipaxos to Lavrio

If you are heading to Lavrio from Antipaxos you are making your way from a tiny island in the Ionian Sea to the third ferry port serving Athens, on the southeastern tip of Attica around 30 minutes from Athens Airport. It is the departure point for ferries to Kea, Kythnos and several other Cycladic islands.

Take the ferry

There are no scheduled ferries from Antipaxos to Lavrio. Antipaxos has no ferry port of its own and is accessible only by sea taxi from Gaios on Paxos. Getting to Lavrio means taking the sea taxi from Antipaxos to Paxos, the ferry from Paxos to Corfu, flying to Athens and then taking a taxi directly to Lavrio from Athens Airport, which takes around 20 to 30 minutes.

Getting there by air

Lavrio has no airport. The nearest airport is Athens International, around 30 kilometres to the northwest. Antipaxos has no airport either. Taking the sea taxi from Antipaxos to Paxos, the ferry from Paxos to Corfu and flying to Athens, then taking a taxi to Lavrio 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 sea taxi from Antipaxos to Paxos, the ferry from Paxos to Corfu, fly to Athens and take a taxi directly to Lavrio from the airport. At around 20 to 30 minutes it is one of the most convenient airport to port connections in Greece. If you are heading to Kea or Kythnos from Lavrio, ferries to both islands run frequently throughout the day in summer. If you are traveling with a car, take the sea taxi from Antipaxos to Paxos and drive to Lavrio via Athens.