Getting from Volos to Agios Efstratios

If you are heading to Agios Efstratios from Volos you are making your way from a city on the Pagasetic Gulf at the foot of the Pelion peninsula to one of the most isolated islands in Greece, sitting between Lemnos and Lesvos in the northern Aegean. It has a single rebuilt village and beaches that see almost no visitors outside a handful of Greeks who keep the place to themselves.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Volos to Agios Efstratios. Getting there by sea means driving from Volos to Piraeus, which takes around 3 to 3.5 hours via the E75 motorway, and then boarding the long Piraeus to Lemnos ferry, which runs around 3 times a week and takes around 12 to 15 hours, followed by the ferry from Lemnos to Agios Efstratios taking around 1 hour 30 minutes and running 4 times a week. Flying is considerably more practical for most travelers.

Getting there by air

Agios Efstratios has no airport. The nearest airport is Lemnos. Volos has a small airport at Nea Anchialos with limited connections from Athens. Driving from Volos to Athens and flying from Athens to Lemnos, followed by the ferry to Agios Efstratios, gives a total journey time of around 5 to 6 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Drive from Volos to Athens and fly from Athens to Lemnos, then take the ferry across to Agios Efstratios. Check the Lemnos to Agios Efstratios schedule before booking your flights as the ferry runs only 4 times a week. Bring everything you need as the island has almost no facilities and that is entirely the point.