Getting from Spetses to Kylini

If you are heading to Kylini from Spetses you are making your way from a car-free island in the Saronic Gulf to a port town on the northwestern Peloponnese coast, on the opposite side of the Peloponnese. It has a long sandy beach and the medieval castle of Chlemoutsi nearby, one of the best preserved Frankish fortifications in Greece.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Spetses to Kylini. Getting there means either taking the Saronic ferry from Spetses to Piraeus and then driving west to Kylini, which takes around 3 to 3.5 hours from Athens via Corinth and Patras, or taking the short ferry from Spetses to the mainland port of Kosta and driving west through the Peloponnese to Kylini, which takes around 3 to 3.5 hours and avoids Piraeus entirely.

Getting there by air

Kylini has no airport. The nearest airport is Athens. Spetses has no airport. The nearest airport is also Athens. Having a car is essential for this route as public transport connections to Kylini are slow and infrequent. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Take the short ferry from Spetses to the mainland port of Kosta and drive west through the Peloponnese to Kylini. It avoids Piraeus entirely and is the most direct approach at around 3 to 3.5 hours from Kosta. Kylini is the main departure point for ferries to Zakynthos and Kefalonia making it a useful hub if you are continuing your journey into the Ionian islands. Note that Spetses is car-free so if you are traveling with a car it would already be at Kosta.