Getting from Telendos to Aegina

If you are heading to Aegina from Telendos you are making your way from a tiny car-free island off the western coast of Kalymnos in the Dodecanese to the closest major island to Athens, in the Saronic Gulf. It has the best preserved ancient Greek temple in the country at Afaia, a thriving pistachio industry and a waterfront that fills up with Athenians every weekend.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Telendos to Aegina. Getting there means taking the local boat from Telendos to Myrties on Kalymnos, which takes around 5 minutes, and then either flying from Kalymnos to Athens and taking the Saronic ferry from Piraeus to Aegina, which takes around 40 minutes on the fast boat and around 1 hour 20 minutes on the conventional ferry with over 40 daily departures in summer, or taking the overnight ferry from Kalymnos port at Pothia to Piraeus and boarding the Saronic ferry to Aegina directly.

Getting there by air

Aegina has no airport. The nearest airport is Athens. Telendos has no airport. The nearest airports are Kalymnos and Kos. Taking the local boat from Telendos to Myrties, flying from Kalymnos to Athens and then taking the Saronic ferry from Piraeus to Aegina gives a total journey time of around 4 to 5 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Take the local boat from Telendos to Myrties and fly from Kalymnos to Athens, then take the Saronic ferry from Piraeus to Aegina. With over 40 daily departures in summer you never need to book the Piraeus to Aegina connection in advance. It is the most practical approach at around 4 to 5 hours total. If you are traveling with a car, note that no cars are permitted on Telendos so your vehicle would already be on Kalymnos, from where you can take the overnight ferry to Piraeus and board the conventional ferry across to Aegina.