How to get to Ikaria

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 the islands of Mykonos,  Samos, Chios, Lesvos, or by plane from Thessaloniki or Iraklio (Crete). See below how.

Travel to Ikaria by plane

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 also owns Olympic air (www.olympicair.com) Please check if you can buy from Aegean one ticket, from your city in Europe  to Ikaria. Otherwise, check the flights Athens – Ikaria and Athens – Thessalonki
    Note that the plane from Thessaloniki first lands in the island of Limos, then continue (the same plane) to Ikaria. So, there is no way to miss your “connection flight” in Limnos, as it’s the very same plane.
  • 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 from Pireas (Piraeus)  to Ikaria passes by Mykonos and Samos almost every day, and the trip from both islands to Evdilos (the port of Northen 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

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€

You can  take the  ferry of Hellenic Sea Ways (www.hsw.gr) from Pireas, Samos, Mykonos and several other islands or the city of Tessaloniki to Evdilos (port of Northen Ikaria. Evdilos is very close to Ikarian Centre) or Agios Kirikos (one hour driving from the Centre). It is the same ship that passes through all these islands. You can also take the same ferry from the port of Thessaloniki, but the journey from Thessaloniki to Ikaria is long, almost 24 hours. Ferry schedules are often announced late, perhaps a few days before the start of a course. So, if you want to arrange your trip a long time in advance, you may need to buy a plane ticket. From the airport to the port: From Athens airport you can take the metro or the bus to Piraeus. You will get off at the end of the route, very close to the ferry to Ikaria.

Airport & port pickup.

We can organize free transport for our students and participants of hiking weeks:

  • From the port of Evdilos any day and time.
  • From the airport or the port of Agios Kirikos on Sundays.  All the other days you need to take a taxi (cost ~ 50 Euros, distance 1 hour by car).

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.