Getting from Naxos to Antipaxos

If you are heading to Antipaxos from Naxos you are making your way to a tiny island just south of Paxos in the Ionian Sea, on the opposite side of Greece. It has beaches of a quality that would be famous if they were anywhere more accessible.

Take the ferry

There are no scheduled ferries from Naxos to Antipaxos. No Ionian island is connected by sea to any Aegean island. The island is accessible only by sea taxi or small boat from Gaios on Paxos. Getting to Paxos from Naxos means flying to Athens and then either flying to Corfu and taking the seasonal ferry to Paxos, or flying to Preveza and connecting via Igoumenitsa.

Getting there by air

Antipaxos has no airport. The nearest airport is Corfu. Flying from Naxos to Athens takes around 45 minutes and then Athens to Corfu takes around 50 minutes, followed by the seasonal ferry from Corfu to Paxos taking around 1 hour and the sea taxi to Antipaxos taking 15 minutes. Total travel time via Corfu is around 4 to 5 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Fly to Corfu via Athens and take the ferry across to Paxos, then the sea taxi to Antipaxos. If you are travelling with a car, fly to Athens, drive to Igoumenitsa and take the daily ferry to Paxos from there. Antipaxos is most rewarding as a day trip or overnight from Paxos rather than a standalone destination as facilities on the island are almost nonexistent.