Getting from Dokos to Anafi

If you are heading to Anafi from Dokos you are making your way from an uninhabited rocky island in the Saronic Gulf to one of the most remote islands in the Cyclades, on the opposite side of Greece. It has a monolithic rock rising 460 metres from the sea and almost no tourist infrastructure.

Take the ferry

There are no scheduled ferries from Dokos. Dokos has no ferry service and is accessible only by water taxi from Hydra, Spetses or Ermioni, with the crossing from Hydra taking around 30 minutes. Getting to Anafi means arranging a water taxi from Dokos to Hydra, taking the Saronic ferry from Hydra to Piraeus, which takes around 1 hour 5 minutes to 2 hours, and then either the Piraeus to Anafi ferry, which runs around 3 times a week and takes around 8 to 11 hours, or flying to Santorini and taking the short ferry from Santorini to Anafi, which takes around 1 hour 15 minutes and runs several times a week in summer.

Getting there by air

Anafi has no airport. The nearest airport is Santorini. Dokos has no airport. Taking the water taxi from Dokos to Hydra, the Saronic ferry to Piraeus and flying from Athens to Santorini, followed by the short ferry to Anafi, gives a total journey time of around 6 to 7 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Arrange a water taxi from Dokos to Hydra before leaving the island, take the Saronic ferry to Piraeus and fly from Athens to Santorini, then take the short ferry across to Anafi. Pre-arrange your water taxi departure as you cannot hail a boat once you are on Dokos. Come with everything you need as the island has almost no facilities and that is entirely the point of going.