The following article explains alternative ways to get to Ikaria from abroad or different places in Greece. We are expecting most of our students or guest to arrive through Athens or Pireas, the port of Athens. However one can also choose to come by ferry from Mykonos,  Samos, Chios or Lesvos, or by plane from Thessaloniki or Iraklio (Crete). See below how.

Travel to Ikaria by airplane

We suggest you the plane from Athens or Thessaloniki. Check for availability and buy your ticket from the official sites of the air-carriers:

  • www.aegeanair.com
    Aegean air flies outside Greece and owns Olympic airways. Please check if you can buy from Aegean one ticket, from your city in Europe  to Ikaria. Otherwise, check the flights Athens – Ikaria.
  • www.skyexpress.gr
    Flies to Ikaria from Athens, Thessaloniki and Crete (Iraklio)

We also suggest you to check for low cost flights to the islands of Mykonos or Samos. There are many law cost & charter flights from several European airports, especially to Mykonos. The ferry to Ikaria passes by Mykonos and Samos almost every day, and the trip from both island to Evdilos, Ikaria, lasts only for 1,5 – 2 hours. Check for the timetables and buy your ticket online, from the official site of the ferry: www.hsw.gr

Travel to Ikaria by ferry

You can also take the  ferry of Hellenic Sea Ways (www.hsw.gr) from Pireas, Samos, Mykonos and several other islands to Evdilos (port of Northen Ikaria, very close to Ikarian Centre). Keep in your mind that the schedule of the ferry comes late, sometimes a few weeks before the beginning of a lesson. So, if you want to arrange your trip in advanced, perhaps it’s better if you buy a plane ticket.

If you take the metro from Athens airport you change in the station “Monastiraki” to the line 1, direction Pireas. At the last stop (Pireas), you’ll be opposite to the ferry to Ikaria (Nissos Mykonos). Less than 10 min on foot. Attention! Ikaria has two ports: Agios Kyrikos and Evdilos. Try to arrive in Evdilos. Agios Kirkikos is 1h away by car (40Km) and the taxi fare is more than 50€

Airport & port pickup.

We organize free pickup from the port of Evdilos. We can also sent you a taxi to pick you up from the airport or the port of Agios Kirikos (taxi fare ~ 50 Euros, distance: 1 hour of driving)

For any further question or comments, as well as if you want to report any mistakes – improvements regarding the information provided above, please contact us.