Getting from Symi to Tinos

If you are heading to Tinos from Symi you are making your way from one of the most beautiful harbour towns in the Dodecanese to the most venerated pilgrimage island in the Cyclades, on the opposite side of the Aegean. It has the most venerated pilgrimage church in Greece and a tradition of extraordinary marble craftsmanship in its interior villages.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Symi to Tinos. Getting there by sea means taking the ferry from Symi to Rhodes, which takes around 50 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes and runs multiple times daily, and then boarding the overnight Piraeus to Tinos ferry via Rhodes, or flying from Rhodes to Athens and taking the ferry from Rafina or Piraeus to Tinos. Flying is considerably more practical for most travelers.

Getting there by air

Tinos has no airport. The nearest airport is Mykonos. Symi has no airport. The nearest airport is Rhodes. Taking the ferry from Symi to Rhodes, flying from Rhodes to Athens and then Athens to Mykonos, followed by the short ferry from Mykonos to Tinos taking around 20 to 35 minutes, gives a total journey time of around 6 to 7 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Take the ferry from Symi to Rhodes and fly from Rhodes to Athens, then take the ferry from Rafina to Tinos, which runs up to 12 times daily in summer and takes around 2 hours. Rafina is a short taxi ride from Athens Airport and avoids crossing the city to Piraeus entirely. If you are traveling with a car, take the ferry from Symi to Rhodes and board the overnight Piraeus to Tinos ferry, which takes your vehicle directly to the port.