Getting from Thassos to Antipaxos

If you are heading to Antipaxos from Thassos you are making your way from the northernmost island in Greece to a tiny island just south of Paxos in the Ionian Sea, on the opposite side of the country. It has beaches of a quality that would be famous if they were anywhere more accessible.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Thassos to Antipaxos. No mainland Aegean port is connected by sea directly to any Ionian island. Antipaxos is accessible only by sea taxi from Gaios on Paxos, taking around 15 to 20 minutes. Getting there means taking the ferry from Thassos to Kavala, which runs almost hourly in summer and takes around 1 hour 30 minutes, and then driving west via the Egnatia motorway and Ioannina to Igoumenitsa, which takes around 4 to 4.5 hours from Kavala, for the car ferry to Paxos taking around 1 hour 30 minutes, followed by the sea taxi to Antipaxos.

Getting there by air

Antipaxos has no airport. The nearest airport is Corfu. Thassos has no airport. The nearest airport is Kavala. Taking the ferry from Thassos to Kavala, flying from Kavala to Athens and then Athens to Corfu, followed by the ferry from Corfu to Paxos and then the sea taxi to Antipaxos, gives a total journey time of around 6 to 7 hours. Note that the Corfu to Paxos ferry does not carry vehicles. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Take the ferry from Thassos to Kavala and drive west via the Egnatia motorway and Ioannina to Igoumenitsa, then take the car ferry to Paxos and the sea taxi across to Antipaxos. It avoids Athens entirely and is the most natural cross-country approach. Antipaxos is most rewarding as a day trip or overnight from Paxos rather than a standalone destination as facilities on the island are almost nonexistent. If you prefer to fly, take the ferry from Thassos to Kavala and fly from Kavala to Athens then Athens to Corfu and take the ferry across to Paxos.