Travelling to an island like Skopelos is not always an easy task and it means that you usually have to travel with various kinds of transportation. It is all worth it !!
In Greece many boat timetables will not be updated very far in advance.
For many boat companies some routes are not profitable in early and late season and that is why some boats start late spring with their itinerary. They also stop going very frequent at the end of September. Many routes are sponsored.
Many foreigners that visit Skopelos come to Greece by airplane. At the moment there are three cities and one island to which you can fly and which are relatively close to Skopelos; Athens, Thessaloniki, Volos and Skiathos island.
1) Skiathos island starts with incoming flights the end of April/ beginning of May. The next step on your journey would be a boat to Glossa (Loutraki) or Skopelos town. Look at http://www.openseas.com and find the boat you can travel with on that day.
There are also flights with Aegean airways from Skiathos to Athens and vice versa. The flights usually go very late or very early and this means that an overnight stay on Skiathos is necessary.
2) Arriving in Thessaloniki means taking the bus or train to Volos where a boat would take you to Skopelos town or Glossa. There might also be flights to Skiathos from Thessaloniki. https://www.olympicair.com/
Since 2021 there is also a fast boat that goes from Thessaloniki to the Sporades. It usually starts in June and ends the end of September. The itenary is not put up until middle May usually. This year, 2023, it will run again. That has been confirmed.
3) From Athens you could take the train or bus to Volos. The bus leaves from the Liosion bus station ( 0030 2108317153 and 0030 210 8317160) which is close to the Kato Patissia metro station. Arriving in Volos you take the boat to Skopelos.
4) Another shorter route is going to Evia, Mantoudi/Kymasi. This year the boat won’t go until June. The bus leaves again from bus station Liosion (see above) If you arrive with the metro get out at Kato Patissia I have written a small post about this trip below. There is one stop on Evia where you can go to the toilet or get a snack. Don’t wander to much around because the bus leaves without a headcount so if you are not there….
This is the shortest route from Athens to Skopelos. The boat usually arrives in Glossa (Loutraki) or in Agnondas and a free bus drops you off where ever you are staying on route, From Glossa, Elios Panormos, Skopelos etc. and from Agnondas, Stafylos and Skopelos.
Below is the link to the busschedule to Mantoudi/Kymasi https://www.ktelevias.gr/en/routes/dromologia-apo-athina-pros-kymasi
If you scroll you will see the different dates and days that you can travel.
5) In high summer you can sometimes also travel from Athens to Agios Konstantinos with a bus which is connected with the boat, the boat waits for the bus.
The buses that leave Athens for Agios Konstantinos and return from Agios Konstantinos to Athens are leaving from a different place in Athens. Not anymore from Kanikos square. It is now from the travel agency Hellenic Travel Network in the street Athinas 12 in Monasteraki. For general information call 2102207400 and for information about the timetable of the buses call 210-2207450,51 and 52.
(The nearest metro station is Monasteraki)
6) There are also flights from the Venezelos airport to Skiathos.
Skopelos-Manthoudi (official name is Kimasi)-Athens
The trip with Proteus from Glossa to Mantoudi takes one and a half hours. Mantoudi harbor is a desolate place but the harbor serves it purpose. You get in quick and you get out quick.
When looking for bus times look for Kimasi, not for Mantoudi.
A coach waits for passengers who want to go to Athens. If the coach is not full you can get a seat and pay in the bus. In high season it is recommended to get a bus ticket together with your boat ticket. From Evia to Athens takes about 3 hours. There is a toilet stop in Halkida, Evia. The drive over the winding mountainous roads on Evia is long.
If you want to connect to the metro in Athens get out at Kato Patissia. Don’t forget to tell the coach driver in Mantoudi that you want to get out at Kato Patissia so your luggage is placed on the other side of the coach. Get out of the bus in Athens and walk a few meters until the crossing, cross the street and walk down to the metro station on the right side. Print out a plan of the metro and train before you start travelling or carry the photograph on your phone. From Kato Patisia take the green line to Nerantziotissa and get the yellow line (train) if you need to get to the airport. Keep your belongings close when travelling in the metro.
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5) Skopelos-Kymi-Athens and vice versa
There are also now three ferry services a week in summer between Skyros and Skopelos, via the mainland port of Kymi, run by the Skyros Shipping Company Co. ferry service, which currently promises a Skyros-Skopelos-Kymi connection three times a week (Tue, Thur, Sun). You can also book Skyros tickets online through the OpenSeas website, as not all online ferry services list the Skyros-Skopelos service.
Traveling and bad weather on Skopelos.
It can happen that bad weather prohibits boats to come to Skopelos harbour, so the boats in certain instances will be diverted to the port at Agnontas, 8km from Skopelos Town. These weather conditions can occur even when the harbor appears calm, so when leaving the island it is essential to follow your boat agency advice to check with its office on the seafront at least 30 minutes before departure. This is particularly important if you are leaving Skopelos on anything but the car ferry, as bad weather can occasionally lead to smaller ferries being cancelled entirely. Taxis are normally available at the taxi rank 100 yards along from the entry to the port (Skopelos-Agnontas, currently +€12), but the island bus services, from the stop next to the taxi rank, are not always timed to connect with ferry departures from Agnontas, making a taxi advisable.
Buses and taxis from Agnontas are another matter entirely, particularly in winter. If travelling to Skopelos independently, carry a telephone contact for your destination (hotel, agency, etc) on the island, to request assistance if your ferry is diverted to Agnontas. Alternatively, there is a list of taxi telephones posted in the harbor at Agnontas, by the sheltered waiting room, but no public telephones beyond the seasonal cafes and tavernas above its beach. In summer these can help rustle up transport, or provide a place to wait for the next island bus, which stops at the entrance to the port, but between October and April everything in Agnontas is closed.
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6) Flying to Volos and vice versa and buses from Volos to Volos airport and back.
In summer there are various airplane companies that fly to Volos. If you are travelling by air via Volos, the KTEL bus station has a summertime schedule of buses to and from Volos airport from the bus station just beyond Volos’s railway station/tourism office, timed to meet specific flights. A taxi from the airport is usually around €50, whereas the bus is much less but takes much longer.
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Bus timetable from Athens to Mantoudi/Kymasi
https://www.ktelevias.gr/en/services/online-reservation?view=search
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Another alternative is taking a seacab from Skiathos. http://www.seacab.gr.
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Taxi Valadis http://www.volosviptaxi.gr mobile 6972293587
Jorgali travel 24210-88505
Stelios in Volos for Athens or Thessaloniki mobile 6932532372
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Thanks. Would appreciate all updates.
Dear Mr. Carroll, thanks you for your subscription. We will try to be quick with updates and news. Please feel free to suggest things to us. Kind regards skopelosnews
Thank you for the information.
I might be there this July via Thessaloniki. The air fare to Skiathos is almost double, but maybe another time.
This is a wonderful website about the island. I enjoy it very much.
Thank you for all your information! It’s always very interesting to read them!!
I know it is a little late in the season now but is it at all possible that you can post the fares for both taxis and buses for getting around Skopelos. We come to Skopelos most years, sadly not this year, and understand that the costs of getting to and from the beaches by bus has risen considerably! We used to
think nothing of hopping on and off the buses and going where ever we fancied, however, we now have to budget these costs into our holiday especially with a family of four! Last year we had such a shock when we decided to go to Loutraki for lunch, almost 60E on trave
That should have read….travel!!
I would also like to say thank you for all the wonderful news and up to date information that you post on this site, that’s a lot of hard work and much appreciated.
We are coming out at the end of July, is it at all possible to post the info requested above please.
Sue, what do you mean ? It is on the travel page, would you like it somewhere else posted ?
The prices for taxis and buses to get around Skopelos? I must be missing something here as I can’t find them anywhere 😦 Sorry if I’m missing something obvious may be having a senior moment!!
Sue, you have to find out those prices when you get here. They can change. Ask the taxidriver before you get in. I think Skopelos-Glossa with the bus is still about 7 euros.
Hello, we would like to come to visit Skopelos from 4 till 18th of september 2012 as our honeymoon. But I cannot find a ferry or catamaran on the 4th of September from Volos to Skopelos, only one on the 5th of September, so we could stay for one night in Volos. A problem is the return from Skopelos to Volos. I cannot find a ferry or catamaran on the 18th, 17th or 16th of September… I do not dare to book a hotel and flight tickets without knowing that we could return on time… Can anyone help us? Thanks a lot! Karen from Belgium
Hi Karen,
The site that I always look at is http://www.openseas.gr. On the 4th and 5th of September there are boats going to Skopelos so you don’t have to stay in Volos. About the 16/17/ and 18; I did not find boats. Maybe you can call 0030 2424022767 and they can explain why there is no schedule yet. It seems strange because there is always a boat going from Skopelos to Volos at least 1 time every day ! Good luck and please tell me the result. Hope you can make it to our beautiful island
Kind regards,
Daphne Gliveros Jaeggi
skopelosnews
Dear Karen,
DSid you find the solution to your problem, I’m in the same situation… I booked flys to Volos from 19/09 to 26/09 and want to go to Skopelos, but I can’t find a ferry 😦
If you find a way, please tell me
Thanks a lot,
and best to your travels
Nadia
Dear Nadia, I called the number that I have recieved from Daphne. They told me that the schedules for the second part of September will appear half of August. They also said that there normally will be at least one ferry a day. We’ve booked our flight from the 4th till the 18th of September. We will take a ferry on the 5th of September from Volos to Skopelos and take one back on the 17th of September. So we will have one whole day to go back to Volos with a ferry. So we will have to wait for the schedules for the trip back…
Kind regards,
Karen
Dear Karen,
Thanks a lot, wish you a great time in Greecel!!!
Kind regards
Nadia
The Taxi driver Stelios is the worst driver I’ve ever met. The taxis are not in good condition at all and his behavior unacceptable. Made a trip with him to Thessalonica WITHOUT air conditioning.
I used Taxi in Volos ( http://www.taxiinvolos.gr , 00306980319555 ) to go from Volos to Volos Airport , I paid 50 euros + tip. I felt like I had to give him the biggest tip possible. Excellent car, excellent english, extremely polite. I strongly suggest him.
can anyone help me we are arriving in Athens via Istanbul at 09.05 on 15june 2013 and departing at 21.40 from athens on 23 June – i need to know if i can get to skopolos on the 15th and back from skiathos on 23 without having to overnight in Athens – i know there are flights but they dont really suit me but have been told i have to wait for june to get ferry schedule which is a bit late
Take a look here http://www.hellenicseaways.gr
There is a 10:30 Flying Cat from Agios Konstantinos which you probably wont be able to make. Option 1 is try to get to Volos before 14:30 to catch the Flying cat from there. That’s a taxi ride which will cost a lot but it is doable.
URGENT – Hope you can help us!!!
Hi – we’re regular visitors to Skopelos and flying in to Skiathos tomorrow at around 11.30 (only just booked). I can’t get the ferry schedule for tomorrow to Skopelos as it’s too short notice. I believe there’s a ferry around 5pm from Skiathos – but do you know if there is an earlier one? I thought there was one around 2.15 from Skiathos – or does it not operate on a Friday?!
Through your link above, I see there’s a Flying Cat – that will do nicely! Can’t wait to be back in Skopelos – this will be our 15th visit!
There is a Flying Cat which leaves Skiathos at 13:55. Have a good trip.
If anyone has an urgent question it is better not to ask on a page which, though helpful, is not being looked at by a whole lot of people. Better to ask on a current post which may be getting some “traffic”. Just say, “I know this question has nothing to do with the topic but….”. Somebody will help you out.
hi,
i am looking for a boat/ferry/cat that goes between Thessaloniki and the islands, preferably, dirext to skopelos, on 8 sept, but i can’t seem to find a boat, any advice?
then i need a return on 21sept back to thessaloniki
merci
Unfortunately there is no direct boat from Thessaloniki to Skopelos. You will have to go to Volos.
Thank you very much, really appreciate the information on this site!
I want to visit Skopelos this autumn and I have a question concerning the train-connections between Thessaloniki-Larisa-Volos. In order to get at the port of Volos in time, we cannot take the bus and are thus forced to use the train. My concern is that the train arrives in Larisa only 4 minutes before the next train departs for Volos. Is it manageable to catch the train, or is the risk of a delay so high, that it is not worth the try?
If it is only 4 minutes don’t risk it. Trains on Greece usually delay 10-20 minutes maybe more.
Why don’t you book a taxi. The price for using a taxi from thessaloniki is almost double from what the bus fair is.for 4 people.
I strongly recomend http://www.taxiinvolos.gr , their english are almost like a native’s engish speaker, the car is a new big Mercedes and they are extremely polite; you will be on time as well.
Hi, I am travelling to Skopelos next year 22nd May, we land at 03.10 am on the Friday 23rd May and then onto Skopelos. Can you tell me about where to catch the coach for the ferry at Aghios Konstantinos and also coming back, we leave n the SUnday 1st June, will there be a coach to take us from Aghios Konstantinos back to Athens? Many thanks Belinda
We hope to go to Skopolos next summer (2014) We will fly to Volos. Can anyone tell us how much a taxi would approx be to Volos port and how long the journey would be?
Also, does anyone know how much the flying cat ferry was Volos – Skopolos this year and how long the journey takes?
We are having a lot of trouble finding this information but need it to know our budget
Thank you very much Sally
Take the bus Sally, much cheaper. Flying cat about 50 euros one way and ferryboat about 30 euros one way.
hi there. We’re trying to get to Skopelos in July 2014 but can’t find any definite ferry/hydrofoil services. Can anyone confirm if the services run and days/times. I’ve tried all the websites and no route exists .. thanks
alan – go to http;//www.hsw.gr, press the button for English- go to information-timetables Sporades/Volos or Sporades/Agios Konstantinos and the whole summer opens up for you.
Volos Sporades is here…
Click to access 0111_3110votax_en.pdf
I have been coming to Skopelos from the states all my life and this is the first time I have looked at this link. Yeah and thank you! I have usually travelled thru Skiathos. Is there an airport in Volos? A few of the comments implied that there was.
Hi Athena. Good that you found our blog. Yes there is an airport in Volos. There are quite a few companies flying to it. Good luck and maybe see on Skopelos!
I wondered if anyone knows of alternative transfers from skopelos to the mainland (agios Konstantinos or evia) other than ferry. We are looking to travel from skopelos to Athens on August 29th and the only ferry seems to leave at 4:20 – we ideally wanted to leave in the morning to spend some time in Athens. Are there any private transfer companies or any chance of hitching a ride??
Thanks
Sarah
Go to Skiathos Sarah and take a plane. The water taxi might bring you to the mainland and from there a bus or a taxi.
The flight from Skiathos is only 30 min. if the schedule works for you.
Do you know of a water taxi company from Skopelos to Agios Konstantinos?
…or anyone who would be willing to take us privately??!
you know the summer 2018 schedules of the ferry from volos to glossa and vice versa
Look on openseas.gr don’t look too far ahead, they will probably have not published them.
Great site! Love to read your articles, observations and stories!
As to transport I have a question: how difficult is it to reach Skopelos, lets say the main harbor, with your own boat? I have a C4 Bombard with a 30hp engine, making around 20-30 knots. Could trailer it with my car to Volos or even closer. I am thinking about out-of-season periods like now in February 2018, when there are very few ferries.
Is the sea very rough? Are there dangerous passages?
thanks, Jan
Hello there! We are a family of 5 persons who are arriving Skiathos by plane, Saturday May the 19.th 2018 at 1 pm.
We have booked hotel on Skopelos. Can anyone tell me why I can’t find any ferries at all from Skiathos to Skopelos on saturday the 19.th of May? Will there be more ferries closer to May? Thank you for a great site!
The best, Mette from Denmark
Please keep looking on http://www.openseas.gr and towards May more boats will start appearing on the schedule.
Thanks skopelosnews! That I will do 😉
Hi there. Great article and very informative. It states under the Skopelos-Mantoudi-Athens subject – “In high season it is recommended to get a bus ticket together with your boat ticket” – I will be taking this route but cannot find where to buy the ticket from. Do I buy both (bus and ferry) tickets from the ANES booth or website or the KTEL Evias website. I have been unable to find anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Hi,
I am not sure if the website of the buses works well and you can reserve a bus ticket online. What you can do is call the central bus station at Liosion (0030) 2108317186) and make that reservation. Athens-Mantoudi. You can pick up the ticket until a half house before the bus leaves. Your boat ticket you can get in Mantoudi. there is a small ticket office there. daphne
Thank you. Although it is the reverse trip Mantoudi-Athens I require. I was hoping I can just make one single purchase from either ANES or KTEL for both the ferry and Bus rather than do the 2 separate transactions. But I’m guessing neither KTEL or ANES offer that option. If not how does the bus then wait for the Proteus to arrive?
Here on Skopelos you can buy both tickets for boat and bus in the boat ticket offices.
Thats great. Thank you. 🙂 I will look to do that when I arrive in Athens. When you say boat ticket office are you referring to the Ferry Company itself (i.e. Anes) or any travel agency?
Hello,
I will be travelling to Mantoudi on 31/08/18 from Skiathos. We need to get to the Stefania Beach Hotel. I was told that I can get a taxi from the port to the town and then a bus from the coach station. Will the bus drop us near the hotel or will it stop there? Can you help with any information please?
Thanks
Donnette
Can you help me out on busschedule from Athens to Mantoudi end of April? When I fill out Athens to Mantoudi I only get a price, but not a schedule.
https://www.ktelevias.gr/gr/routes/dromologia-apo-athina-pros-kymasi
Hi Ingrid. Take in account that there are not every day boats from Athens to Kymasi/Mantoudi. Above I have posted the link.
Bus service from Athens to Agios Konstantinos port in correspondence with the ferry departures towards Sporades islands is provided by Jetatours (from 21st of June 2019 until 1st of September 2019).
http://jeta-tours.gr/boat-to-sporades/dromologia-routes-timetable/
They can handle both bus and ferry tickets. You just send them an e-mail jeta@otenet.gr .
We are arriving in Skiathos on 28th June, have booked seacat to Skopelos, but time between landing & ferry is quite tight. when we booked the ferry didn’t realise that we had to arrive Skiathos port 1 hour before boarding. Does anyone know if this is critical. Thanks
Hi, Just wanted to ask if the bus waits for the passengers getting from the ferry – I’m referring especially to the day of 22nd of August 2019, when the ferry from Skopelos arrives to Kymasi at 14.00 and on KTEL website, the bus to Athens leaves as well at 14.00. Thanks in advance!
Hello Mr. Buras, yes the bus waits for the passengers coming from the boat.
We are staying at a villa between Glossa and Klima and not sure if we really want to hire a car for all 10 days of our stay as we will not use it everyday. Are taxis easy to get and if we used the bus, would it stop on this main stretch of road between the two villages? Thank you
Hi, it is easy to get a taxi. Rania taxi 6979777830. The bus would stop at a bus stop on the road.
Thank you, hopefully there will be a bus stop nearby or we’ll use a taxi.
very good informations. Thank you Daphne
hi there, this helps us to find the real time to come to skopelos again.
Can someone tell me, which busses and ferries are running end of May 2022 between Athens an Skopelos?
It seems that the Mantoudi ferry is going once a day, but the bus between Athens and Kimasi is not running any more (latest timetables are for 2019).
Is there another ferry except Volos? Or any other possibilities?
Hello, The bus to Mantoudi/Kimassi runs
From Athens you can take the bus there or to Volos and leave from there.
There are several ferryboats and a flying dolphin going from there. look at ww.openseas.gr and select the date and the harbors. Good luck!
Question:
Does the Mantoudi/Kimasi bus to Athens stop at Chalkida? We want to take a train from there and I can’t find any timetables for this route. In August 2022. Someone way back in a post from 2011 said there was a loo break at Chalkida… Maybe we could slip off then! Any suggestions very gratefully received!
I have done the route several times and Chalida busstation was a stop.
Aha! Thanks. I can’t see the bus timetable
Hi, I purchased bus tickets online from Kymasi/Mantoudi to Athens but was wondering how to actually retrieve the physical tickets. When I purchased the tickets from Athens to Kymasi/Mantoudi they printed the tickets out for me at the bus station but at the port it didn’t look like there was a ticket office. Will the driver have a list of people who’ve purchased tickets already? I only received an email with confirmation that the transaction had been processed, no mobile ticket or anything. I just want to make sure I don’t have any trouble actually getting on the bus. Thank you in advance!
Hello Nina, maybe there is a number that is in this conformation and with that you can go to the booth in Mantoudi and get your bus ticket.
My confirmation email contained the tickets, Nina. Are they definitely not in the email?
I didn’t get a confirmation email from Ktel either time I bought tickets, just emails from the bank confirming the transaction had been processed. Even checked my spam folder and there was nothing there
on the way here I just called ktel and they said they had a record of me having purchased the tickets and said I could have them printed at the Liosion station, which is what I did. But just wasn’t sure if there was a ticket office or booth at Mantoudi that could do the same for me.
Oh great. Sounds like you’re sorted Nina. That’s cool. What number did you use for KTEL? They got back to some of my emails but I want to ask if they can drop us at the train station not the bus station in Chalkis since it passes that way. Might be cheeky but saves a taxi with heaps of luggage!
Yep so if you have a telephone number that works, do pass it on!
Thanks and have a great time!
Any recommendations of a taxi firm that will pick up from the bus at Chalkis?
Dear Heather, after a five year gap we are at last able to come to Skopelos again this September and we are really looking forward to seeing our favourite Greek island again. We have been able to book our accommodation through the ‘Ideal Skopelos’ website and were pleased to support this local business rather than use one of the international holiday websites. When will you be updating the travel pages with 2023 information? Booking reasonably priced flights from the UK is getting extremely challenging. I can only find one airline flying direct to Skiathos this summer at the moment and that is TUI who charge almost as much for a flight as one of their complete holiday packages!
Bus service from Athens to Agios Konstantinos port and Mantoudi port in correspondence with the boat departures of “Cat I”towards Sporades islands is provided by Jetatours (from 2nd of June 2023 until 2nd of October 2023).
http://www.jeta-tours.gr/Athens-Agios-Konstantinos-portpage2/
http://www.jeta-tours.gr/Athens-Mantoudi-port/
They can handle both bus and ferry tickets. You just send them an e-mail jeta@otenet.gr .
Hello, we are wanting to travel from Athens to Mantoudi and then on to Skopelos. We are struggling to find information about the bus from Athens to Mantoudi?Kymasi. Please could you help us? Thanks Tracey
Hi Tracey,
Here is where I purchased my ticket from Athens to Mantoudi. Hope this helps.
https://www.ktelevias.gr/en/
You can call the bus station in Athens Liosion and reserve tickets there. You need to be there at least 30 minutes before. 210 8317153
Thank you Daphne and Nina. We have now changed plans so aren’t going to go via Mantoudi. Take care