Getting from Antipaxos to Thassos

If you are heading to Thassos from Antipaxos you are making your way from a tiny island in the Ionian Sea to the northernmost island in Greece, in the northern Aegean close to the Macedonian coast. It is green and forested with good beaches and ancient ruins from one of the most prosperous cities of the ancient Greek world.

Take the ferry

There are no scheduled ferries from Antipaxos to Thassos. Antipaxos has no ferry port of its own and is accessible only by sea taxi from Gaios on Paxos. Thassos is connected only to Kavala and Keramoti on the northern mainland. Getting there means taking the sea taxi from Antipaxos to Paxos, the ferry from Paxos to Corfu, flying to Thessaloniki and then either flying or driving to Kavala, followed by the ferry across to Thassos taking around 1 hour 30 minutes.

Getting there by air

Thassos has no airport. The nearest airport is Kavala. Antipaxos has no airport either. Taking the sea taxi from Antipaxos to Paxos, the ferry from Paxos to Corfu and flying to Thessaloniki, then driving to Kavala and taking the ferry across to Thassos, gives a total journey time of around 6 to 7 hours and avoids Athens entirely. 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 and fly to Thessaloniki, then drive to Kavala and take the ferry across to Thassos. It avoids Athens entirely and is the most practical approach. With ferries running almost hourly from Kavala in summer you rarely need to book the final crossing in advance. If you are traveling with a car, take the sea taxi from Antipaxos to Paxos, ferry to Igoumenitsa and drive east via the Egnatia motorway to Kavala, then take the ferry across to Thassos.