Getting from Rhodes to Dokos

If you are heading to Dokos from Rhodes you are making your way to an uninhabited rocky island in the Saronic Gulf between Hydra and the Peloponnese coast, to the northwest. The waters around it hold the oldest known shipwreck in the world, dating to around 2700 BC.

Take the ferry

There are no scheduled ferries to Dokos. The island is accessible only by water taxi from Hydra, which takes around 30 minutes, or by private boat. Getting to Hydra from Rhodes means flying to Athens and then taking the Saronic ferry from Piraeus to Hydra, which takes around 1 hour 10 minutes to 2 hours.

Getting there by air

Dokos has no airport. The nearest airport is Athens. Flying from Rhodes to Athens takes around 1 hour and then the Saronic ferry from Piraeus to Hydra takes around 1 hour 10 minutes to 2 hours, followed by a water taxi to Dokos taking around 30 minutes. Total travel time is around 4 to 5 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Fly to Athens, take the Saronic ferry to Hydra and arrange a water taxi from the harbour across to Dokos. Come entirely self-sufficient as there is nothing on the island. If you are travelling with a car, the overnight ferry from Rhodes to Piraeus is the practical choice, then drive to the Peloponnese coast and arrange a private boat across to Dokos.