Travel & Transport
Hydra, Athens, Pelopones, Saronics
BY SEA
- Boat from/to Piraeus, Poros, Spetses, Porto Heli, Ermioni, Blue Star Ferries. If you have one, use "Island pass No" when buying tickets, they run all year round, tickets must be bought in advance (can be bought online, then check-in required before travel). Departure from Piraeus, gate E8 (usually)
- Boat from/to Piraeus, Poros, Spetses (open upper deck), Alpha Lines, does not accept Island Pass, operates only in season, tickets must be purchased in advance (can be bought online, ticket needs to be printed, or collected by the agent, departures from Piraeus, gate E8 (usually)
- Small boat from/to, Christos Passenger Ferry, tickets to be purchased on board
- Small boat from/to Metochi, Hydra Lines / Freedom Passenger Ferry Service, tickets to be purchased on board - info, tel.: 0030 6947325263, the crew Lefteris: 0030 694811821, Georgos: 0030 6944242141, Christos: 0030 6947905855
- Boat from/to Aegina (Agia Marina) / Piraeus, Magic Sea Ferries, tickets to be bought online, started in June 2024, haven't tried yest
- Sea Taxi, Hydra, Sea Bird: 0030 693 2421114
- Sea Taxi, Hydra, Despina: 0030 22298 053690
- Sea Taxi, Hydra: Tasos: 0030 698 0023912
BY ROAD
- Luggage Transfer Options on Hydra - Handcarts or Mules (hydradirect.com), or contact Irini or Popi
- Taxi, Athens: Vaggelis Kostopoulos, tel.: 0030 697 7293461 (phone, WhatsApp)
- Taxi Athens, shorter distances App Freenow
- Taxi, Metochi, Pelopones: Nikos, tel.: 0030 697 7199614
- Metro z from the airport, Line M3, station Piraeas, approx 1 hodina + 5 minutes walk from the airport to the metro station and 5 minut from metro station to the port. One way ticket is 9 EUR, return ticket is 16 EUR, Purchase at the ticket machine, required for entry and exit from the metro.
- Bus from the airport to Pireas, X96 approx 1,5 hours, get off at the second to last stop (tell the driver "Saronic Islands", he will warn you), the E8 gate is across the road. It's not very convenient by bus, but the airport stop is right outside the arrivals hall
- KTEL, Autobusy - intercity, they run quite reliably, but you can't count on the dense network we are used to
OSTATNÍ
- Interrail – "Pasy": worth to buy for longer stays or for those wishing to travel frequently by boat/ferry or combined train/ferry.
- Baggagement –They pick your luggage up at the port, airport or wherever and take it wherever you need it - handy if you have a day in Athens and nowhere to put your luggage
- Luggage Storagel (Athény, Evropa): Radical Storage, there is also an App. In Athens, it sometimes happens that a storage facility closes and doesn't report it, but there's usually another one nearby. My favourite is at El Greco, Kavalloti 8 - for some mysterious reason it's called Filopappou Hill in the App, but it's a nice taverna just a short walk from the Acropolis - and you can also have breakfast there.