| How
to get
By
airplane from Athens to Skiathos there are scheduled flights every
day.
Public bus service to the
airport
By Boat
Skiathos
can be reached by either ferryboat (3 hrs.) or hydrofoil (1 1/2 hrs.) from
Volos or Ayios Konstandinos. (Ayios Konstandinos is a 3-hour bus ride from
Athens.) From Kimi on Evvia, there is also hydrofoil service (50 mins.)
and ferryboat service (4 hrs.). In high season, there are frequent hydrofoils
daily from Volos and from Ayios Konstandinos, as well as service from Thessaloniki
(3 hrs.). There are also the hydrofoils linking Skiathos to Skopelos (30
to 45 mins.), Alonissos (60 to 75 mins.), and Skyros (2 1/3 hrs.).
Ferry
tickets can be purchased at travel agents in Athens or on the islands
Getting
Around
By
Bus
Skiathos
has public bus service along the south coast of the island from the bus
station on the harbor to Koukounaries with stops at the beaches in between.
A conductor will ask for your destination and assess the fare after the
bus is in progress. Buses run at least six times daily April through November;
every hour from 9am to 9pm May through October; every half hour from 8:30am
to 10pm June through September; and every 20 minutes from 8:30am to 2:30pm
and 3:30pm to midnight July through August.
By
Boat
The
north coast beaches, adjacent islands, and historic Kastro are most easily
reached by caique; these smaller vessels, which post their beach and island
tour schedules on signs, sail frequently from the fishing harbor west of
the Bourtzi fortress. An around-the-island tour that includes stops at
Lalaria Beach and Kastro |
