Getting from Dokos to Kimolos

If you are heading to Kimolos from Dokos you are making your way from an uninhabited rocky island in the Saronic Gulf to a small white island just off the northwestern tip of Milos in the western Cyclades, on the opposite side of Greece. It has beaches that see a fraction of the crowds found anywhere nearby.

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 Kimolos 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 flying to Milos and taking the short local ferry from Pollonia to Kimolos, which takes around 20 to 25 minutes and runs daily, or taking the Piraeus to Milos ferry and crossing to Kimolos from Pollonia.

Getting there by air

Kimolos has no airport. The nearest airport is Milos. Dokos has no airport. Taking the water taxi from Dokos to Hydra, the Saronic ferry to Piraeus and flying from Athens to Milos, followed by the short local ferry from Pollonia to Kimolos, 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 Milos, then take the short local ferry across to Kimolos. Pre-arrange your water taxi departure as you cannot hail a boat once you are on Dokos. If you are traveling with a car, note that Dokos is only accessible by small boat so a vehicle cannot be brought to or from the island.