Getting from Chios to Agios Efstratios

If you are heading to Agios Efstratios from Chios you are making your way from one of the most overlooked islands in the northeastern Aegean to one of the most isolated islands in Greece, sitting between Lemnos and Lesvos in the northern Aegean, relatively close in regional terms. 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 Chios to Agios Efstratios. Getting there by sea means taking the overnight Chios to Piraeus ferry, which runs around 3 times a week and takes around 9 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. A more practical sea approach is to take the ferry from Chios north to Lesvos and then connect to Lemnos for the short crossing to Agios Efstratios, keeping the journey within the northeastern Aegean.

Getting there by air

Agios Efstratios has no airport. The nearest airport is Lemnos. Chios has its own airport with daily connections from Athens. Flying from Chios to Athens and then Athens to Lemnos, followed by the ferry to Agios Efstratios, gives a total journey time of around 5 to 6 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Fly from Chios to Athens and then 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.