Getting from Spetses to Rafina

If you are heading to Rafina from Spetses you are making your way from a car-free 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 is no direct ferry from Spetses to Rafina. Getting there means taking the Saronic ferry from Spetses to Piraeus, which runs up to 10 times daily and takes around 2 to 3.5 hours, and then taking a taxi directly to Rafina from Athens, which takes around 45 minutes from Piraeus or around 20 to 25 minutes from Athens Airport. Alternatively take the Saronic ferry to Piraeus and take the metro to the airport, then a taxi to Rafina.

Getting there by air

Rafina has no airport. The nearest airport is Athens International, around 20 kilometres to the west. Spetses has no airport. The nearest airport is Athens International. Taking the Saronic ferry from Spetses to Piraeus and then making your way to Rafina gives a total journey time of around 3 to 4 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Take the Saronic ferry from Spetses to Piraeus and make your way to Rafina by taxi. From Rafina you have ferry connections to Andros, Tinos, Mykonos and several northern Cycladic islands running up to 12 times daily in summer. Note that Spetses is car-free so if you are traveling with a car it would be at the mainland port of Kosta, from where you can drive directly to Rafina, which takes around 2.5 to 3 hours and avoids Piraeus entirely.