Getting from Dokos to Psara

If you are heading to Psara from Dokos you are making your way from an uninhabited rocky island in the Saronic Gulf to a small rocky island off the northwestern coast of Chios in the northeastern Aegean, on the opposite side of Greece. It has one of the most moving histories in Greece, almost entirely destroyed by the Ottoman fleet in 1824 and never fully recovered.

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. Psara is accessible only via Chios, with a daily local ferry from Chios main port taking around 3 hours. Getting there 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 flying to Chios, followed by the local ferry across to Psara.

Getting there by air

Psara has no airport. The nearest airport is Chios. Dokos has no airport. Taking the water taxi from Dokos to Hydra, the Saronic ferry to Piraeus and flying from Athens to Chios, followed by the local ferry to Psara taking around 3 hours, gives a total journey time of around 7 to 8 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 Chios, then take the local ferry across to Psara. Pre-arrange your water taxi departure as you cannot hail a boat once you are on Dokos. Check the daily ferry schedule from Chios before booking your flights and plan your Chios arrival around the morning departure. Give yourself at least two nights on Psara and bring everything you need with you.Getting from Dokos to Psara

If you are heading to Psara from Dokos you are making your way from an uninhabited rocky island in the Saronic Gulf to a small rocky island off the northwestern coast of Chios in the northeastern Aegean, on the opposite side of Greece. It has one of the most moving histories in Greece, almost entirely destroyed by the Ottoman fleet in 1824 and never fully recovered.

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. Psara is accessible only via Chios, with a daily local ferry from Chios main port taking around 3 hours. Getting there 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 flying to Chios, followed by the local ferry across to Psara.

Getting there by air

Psara has no airport. The nearest airport is Chios. Dokos has no airport. Taking the water taxi from Dokos to Hydra, the Saronic ferry to Piraeus and flying from Athens to Chios, followed by the local ferry to Psara taking around 3 hours, gives a total journey time of around 7 to 8 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 Chios, then take the local ferry across to Psara. Pre-arrange your water taxi departure as you cannot hail a boat once you are on Dokos. Check the daily ferry schedule from Chios before booking your flights and plan your Chios arrival around the morning departure. Give yourself at least two nights on Psara and bring everything you need with you.