Getting from Telendos to Halki

If you are heading to Halki from Telendos you are making your way from a tiny car-free island off the western coast of Kalymnos in the Dodecanese to another car-free island just off the western coast of Rhodes in the same island group. It has neoclassical sponge merchant mansions around a horseshoe harbour and a pace of life that is as slow as it gets in Greece.

Take the ferry

There is a ferry connection from Telendos to Halki via the Dodecanese network. Getting there means taking the local boat from Telendos to Myrties on Kalymnos, which takes around 5 minutes, and then making your way to Kalymnos port at Pothia for the ferry south through the Dodecanese to Rhodes, followed by the local ferry from Rhodes to Halki taking around 1.5 to 2 hours. Alternatively the Blue Star and Dodekanisos Seaways routes connecting Kalymnos south to Rhodes run regularly and the total journey from Telendos to Halki via this route takes around 6 to 8 hours keeping the journey entirely within the Dodecanese.

Getting there by air

Halki has no airport. The nearest airport is Rhodes. 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 Athens to Rhodes, followed by the local ferry from Rhodes to Halki, 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 local boat from Telendos to Myrties and make your way to Kalymnos port at Pothia for the ferry south through the Dodecanese to Rhodes, then take the local ferry across to Halki. It keeps the journey entirely within the Dodecanese and avoids Athens entirely. Note that Halki is car-free like Telendos, so the transition feels entirely natural. Give yourself at least two nights on Halki as the pace of life rewards those who stay long enough to settle into it.