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Travel information for Skopelos

There are a number of ways of getting to Skopelos island, part of the Northern Sporades islands set in the Aegean sea just off the East coast of mainland Greece, here you will find travel information for Skopelos.

As officially the greenest of the Greek islands, Skopelos can be accessed by ferry or water taxi into the two main ports of Skopelos Town or Loutraki (Glossa on the ferry time tables).  During the summer months ( May - October) ferries sail from Skiathos, Aigos Constantinos, Volos and Thessaloniki, a tranquil and relaxing way to begin your escape in the Aegean.

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Skiathos airport is the main airport servicing the Northern Sporades.  From this airport it is a 5 minute taxi ride to the port costing a maximum of 10 euro, then 20 minutes on the ferry to the port of Glossa (known locally as Loutraki, but the ferry timetables refer to it as Glossa), or approximately a 45 minute ferry ride to get to the port of Skopelos Town.

Volos airport was until recently owned by the Greek military. Flights from other EU countries have been using this airport for a couple of years. Now a civilian airport there are a number of airlines flying regularly to Volos airport from many European destinations.  From the airport it is a 20 minute taxi ride to the port and then 2:00 hours ferry journey to Skopelos island, on either the Flying Cat/Dolphin or 3:00 hours on the car ferry.

Athens airport has the biggest choice of airlines and is currently the quickest way to get here during the winter (mid October through to April).

There are two main choices, first is the shuttle flight directly to Skiathos, this takes about 20mins. Click here to view the Athensairways website. For your onward journey from Skiathos airport see above details for Skiathos.

The second choice is to get a bus from the airport to the bus station in Athens then another bus to Agios Constantinos. From here you catch the Flying Dolphin/Cat to Glossa. This journey takes about 30 minutes to the main bus station in Athens then about 3 hours bus ride to Agios Constantinos (service stop included) and finally 2:30 hours ferry journey to Skopelos.

Thessaloniki is Greece's second city and is located in Northern Greece. There are plenty of airlines flying here all year round. From the airport its about a 20 minute taxi ride to the bus station then about 3 hours bus ride along the Aegean coast to the port of Volos. Please see above details for Volos about your onward journey. During the high summer months (July and August) there is a ferry that sails from Thessaloniki to Skopelos. For further details on Thessaloniki airport click here.

Travel by sea

Ferry journey from Volos to Skopelos is approx 2:30 hrs on the Flying Dolphin/Cat or 3:30hrs on the car ferry.

Ferry journey from Skiathos to Glossa in Skopelos island is approx 20 minutes on the Flying Dolphin/Cat or 30 minutes on the car ferry.

Ferry journey from Skiathos to Skopelos Town is approximately 45 minutes on the Flying Dolphin/Cat or 1hr on the car ferry.

Hellenic Seaways operate most of the ferry services to these islands all year round. Further information can be found on their website by clicking here, During the summer months Nel Lines also operate a number of services to Skopelos from a variety of mainland locations and also from other islands, you can see their web site here

If you would like any further help making your travel arrangements to Skopelos please contact us

Please find below the latest ferry timetables for summer 2012.