Getting from Tinos to Thassos

If you are heading to Thassos from Tinos you are making your way from the most venerated pilgrimage island in the Cyclades to the northernmost island in Greece, in the northern Aegean close to the Macedonian coast. It is green and forested with good beaches and ancient ruins from one of the most prosperous cities of the ancient Greek world.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Tinos to Thassos. Thassos is connected only to Kavala and Keramoti on the northern mainland. Getting there means taking the ferry from Tinos to Rafina, which runs up to 12 times daily in summer and takes around 2 hours, and then driving northeast via the E75 motorway to Kavala, which takes around 5 to 6 hours from Rafina, and then taking the ferry across to Thassos, which takes around 1 hour 30 minutes and runs almost hourly in summer.

Getting there by air

Thassos has no airport. The nearest airport is Kavala. Tinos has no airport. The nearest airport is Mykonos. Taking the short ferry from Tinos to Mykonos, flying from Mykonos to Athens and then Athens to Kavala, followed by the ferry across to Thassos, 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 short ferry from Tinos to Mykonos and fly from Mykonos to Athens, then fly from Athens to Kavala and take the ferry across to Thassos. With ferries running almost hourly from Kavala in summer you rarely need to book the final crossing in advance. If you are traveling with a car, take the ferry from Tinos to Rafina and drive northeast via the E75 motorway to Kavala, then take the ferry across to Thassos.