Getting from Dokos to Kylini

If you are heading to Kylini from Dokos you are making your way from an uninhabited rocky island in the Saronic Gulf to a port town on the northwestern Peloponnese coast. It has a long sandy beach and the medieval castle of Chlemoutsi nearby, one of the best preserved Frankish fortifications in Greece.

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 Kylini 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 driving west to Kylini, which takes around 3 to 3.5 hours from Athens via the E65 motorway and Patras.

Getting there by air

Kylini has no airport. The nearest airport is Athens. Dokos has no airport. Taking the water taxi from Dokos to Hydra, the Saronic ferry to Piraeus and then driving west to Kylini gives a total journey time of around 6 to 7 hours. Flying is not a practical option beyond the initial Athens connection for this route. 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 drive west to Kylini via the E65 motorway through Corinth and Patras. Pre-arrange your water taxi departure as you cannot hail a boat once you are on Dokos. Kylini is the main departure point for ferries to Zakynthos and Kefalonia making it a useful hub if you are continuing into the Ionian islands.