Getting from Arki to Antipaxos

If you are heading to Antipaxos from Arki you are making your way from one of the smallest inhabited islands in the Dodecanese to a tiny island just south of Paxos in the Ionian Sea, on the opposite side of Greece. It has beaches of a quality that would be famous if they were anywhere more accessible.

Take the ferry

There are no scheduled ferries from Arki to Antipaxos. Antipaxos is accessible only by sea taxi or small boat from Gaios on Paxos, with the trip taking around 15 to 20 minutes. Arki is connected to Patmos, Leros, Lipsi, Kalymnos and occasionally Rhodes and Samos, with services running a limited number of times per week. Getting to Antipaxos means taking the ferry from Arki to Leros, flying to Athens and then flying to Corfu, followed by the ferry from Corfu to Paxos taking around 1 hour 30 minutes, and then the sea taxi to Antipaxos.

Getting there by air

Antipaxos has no airport. The nearest airport is Corfu. Arki has no airport either. Taking the local ferry from Arki to Leros, flying to Athens and then Athens to Corfu, followed by the ferry from Corfu to Paxos and then the sea taxi to Antipaxos, 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 local ferry from Arki to Leros, fly to Athens and then fly to Corfu and take the ferry across to Paxos, then the sea taxi to Antipaxos. Check the ferry schedule from Arki carefully before booking your flights as services run only a limited number of times per week. Antipaxos is most rewarding as a day trip or overnight from Paxos rather than a standalone destination as facilities on the island are almost nonexistent.