Getting from Dokos to Thassos

If you are heading to Thassos from Dokos you are making your way from an uninhabited rocky island in the Saronic Gulf to the northernmost island in Greece, in the northern Aegean close to the Macedonian coast. It is green and forested with good beaches and ancient ruins from one of the most prosperous cities of the ancient Greek world.

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. Thassos is connected only to Kavala and Keramoti on the northern mainland. 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 Kavala, followed by a taxi to the port and the ferry across to Thassos taking around 1 hour 30 minutes.

Getting there by air

Thassos has no airport. The nearest airport is Kavala. Dokos has no airport. Taking the water taxi from Dokos to Hydra, the Saronic ferry to Piraeus and flying from Athens to Kavala, followed by the ferry across to Thassos, 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 Kavala, then take the ferry across to Thassos. With ferries running almost hourly from Kavala in summer you rarely need to book the final crossing in advance. Pre-arrange your water taxi departure as you cannot hail a boat once you are on Dokos.