Getting from Astakos to Agios Efstratios

If you are heading to Agios Efstratios from Astakos you are making your way from a port town on the western coast of central Greece to one of the most isolated islands in Greece, sitting between Lemnos and Lesvos in the northern Aegean. It has a single rebuilt village and beaches that see almost no visitors outside a handful of Greeks who keep the place to themselves.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Astakos to Agios Efstratios. Astakos ferry connections are limited to Kefalonia and Ithaca. Getting to Agios Efstratios means driving from Astakos to Athens, which takes around 3.5 hours, and then flying to Lemnos, followed by the ferry from Lemnos to Agios Efstratios taking around 1 hour 30 minutes and running 4 times a week. Alternatively take the overnight ferry from Lavrio to Agios Efstratios, which takes around 11 hours 50 minutes and runs 2 to 5 times a week.

Getting there by air

Agios Efstratios has no airport. The nearest airport is Lemnos. Astakos has no airport either. Driving from Astakos to Athens and flying to Lemnos, followed by the ferry to Agios Efstratios, gives a total journey time of around 6 to 7 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Drive from Astakos to Athens, fly to Lemnos and take the ferry across to Agios Efstratios. Check the Lemnos to Agios Efstratios schedule before booking your flights as the ferry runs only 4 times a week. Bring everything you need with you as the island has almost no facilities and that is entirely the point.