Getting from Dokos to Rafina

If you are heading to Rafina from Dokos you are making your way from an uninhabited rocky island in the Saronic Gulf to the second most important ferry port serving Athens, on the northeastern Attica coast around 20 kilometres from Athens Airport. It is the departure point for ferries to Andros, Tinos, Mykonos and several northern Cycladic islands.

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 Rafina 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 taking a taxi directly to Rafina from Athens Airport, which takes around 20 to 25 minutes. Alternatively travel to central Athens and take a taxi to Rafina from there.

Getting there by air

Rafina has no airport. The nearest airport is Athens International, around 20 kilometres to the west. Dokos has no airport. Taking the water taxi from Dokos to Hydra, the Saronic ferry to Piraeus and then taking a taxi to Rafina gives a total journey time of around 4 to 5 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 take a taxi directly to Rafina from Athens Airport. At around 20 to 25 minutes it is one of the most convenient airport to port connections in Greece and avoids crossing the city entirely. Pre-arrange your water taxi departure as you cannot hail a boat once you are on Dokos.