Getting from Thassos to Arki

If you are heading to Arki from Thassos you are making your way from the northernmost island in Greece to one of the smallest inhabited islands in the Dodecanese, between Patmos and Lipsi in the northern Dodecanese, on the opposite side of the Aegean. It has no cars, no proper roads and an atmosphere of complete isolation.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Thassos to Arki. 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 either flying from Kavala to Athens and then Athens to Leros, followed by the local ferry to Arki via Lipsi, which runs a few times a week in summer and takes around 1 to 2 hours, or driving to Piraeus for the overnight ferry through the Dodecanese network to Arki.

Getting there by air

Arki has no airport. The nearest airports are Leros and Kos. 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 Leros, followed by the local ferry to Arki, 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 Thassos to Kavala and fly from Kavala to Athens, then fly from Athens to Leros and take the local ferry across to Arki. Check the schedule carefully as connections to Arki run only a few times a week in summer. Come entirely self-sufficient as the island has almost no facilities and the isolation is the whole point of being there. Note that no cars are permitted on Arki itself.