Getting from Spetses to Thassos

If you are heading to Thassos from Spetses you are making your way from a car-free island in the Saronic Gulf to the northernmost island in Greece, in the northern Aegean close to the Macedonian coast, on the opposite side of the country. 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 is no direct ferry from Spetses to Thassos. Thassos is connected only to Kavala and Keramoti on the northern mainland. 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 either flying from Athens to Kavala and taking the ferry across to Thassos, which takes around 1 hour 30 minutes and runs almost hourly in summer, or driving northeast via the E75 motorway to Kavala and then taking the ferry to Thassos.

Getting there by air

Thassos has no airport. The nearest airport is Kavala. Spetses has no airport. The nearest airport is Athens. Taking the Saronic ferry from Spetses to Piraeus, flying from Athens to Kavala and then taking the ferry across to Thassos gives a total journey time of around 5 to 6 hours. Kavala Airport is around 30 kilometres from the ferry port so factor in a taxi. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Take the Saronic ferry from Spetses 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. 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 northeast via the E75 motorway to Kavala and then take the ferry across to Thassos.