Getting from Arki to Psara

If you are heading to Psara from Arki you are making your way from one of the smallest inhabited islands in the Dodecanese to a small rocky island off the northwestern coast of Chios in the northeastern Aegean, relatively close in regional terms. It has one of the most moving histories in Greece, almost entirely destroyed by the Ottoman fleet in 1824 and never fully recovered.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Arki to Psara. Psara is accessible only via Chios, with a daily local ferry from Chios main port taking around 3 hours. The most practical sea approach is to take the ferry from Arki to Samos, connect to Chios by local ferry and then take the ferry across to Psara. This keeps the journey within the northeastern Aegean and avoids Athens entirely.

Getting there by air

Psara has no airport. The nearest airport is Chios. Arki has no airport either. Taking the local ferry from Arki to Leros, flying to Athens and then Athens to Chios, followed by the local ferry to Psara taking around 3 hours, 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 local ferry from Arki to Leros, fly to Athens and then fly to Chios and take the local ferry across to Psara. Check the ferry schedule from Arki carefully before booking your flights as services run only a limited number of times per week. Check the daily ferry schedule from Chios before booking and plan your Chios arrival around the morning departure. Give yourself at least two nights on Psara and bring everything you need with you.