Travel
From the Athens International airport you may reach Hydra by metro, bus or taxi to the port of Piraeus and thereon by ferry from Hellenic Seaways or Alpha Lines.
Athens - Piraeus
Metro: The metro leaves from the Athens airport metro station every 30 minutes between 06:30 a.m. and 23:30 p.m. You can take the metro from the airport directly to the Piraeus station, which takes about one hour. The metro station is located a few blocks from the Hellenic Seaways departure gate. For more information, visit the Athens Airport Metro page.
Bus: Once you exit the arrival gate, the public transport bus from Athens Airport to Piraeus Port can be found between exits 4 & 5. The bus from Athens Airport to Piraeus Port is X 96 and leaves approximately every 15-30 minutes, depending on the time of day (Athens Airport Bus), and run 24/7. The ride from Athens Airport to Piraeus Port takes around 90 min. Tickets must be purchased at the ticket kiosk in the bus departure area (outside the airport).
Taxi: The taxi rank is to the left as you exit the arrivals area (between Exits 2 and 3). Taxis are available around the clock. There may be a bit of a queue, but it typically moves quickly. The fare from the airport to Piraeus runs around 50€ during the day (5 a.m. to midnight) and 65€ at night (midnight to 5 a.m.). Be sure that the taxi driver starts the meter and sets it to tariff 1 during daytime hours and tariff 2 during night-time hours. Depending on traffic, the journey generally takes around 45 minutes.
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Piraeus - Hydra
Hellenic Seaways or Alpha Lines
On arrival in Piraeus, you will catch a ferry to Hydra. The trip takes about 2 hours. Hellenic Seaways & Alpha Lines operate ferries from Piraeus port to Hydra, with 2-4 crossings in Ocotober. A confirmed schedule will be available on their websites by June/July earliest.
You can either book online or call:
Hellenic Sea Ways: +30 210 419 9000
Alpha Lines: +30 210 4295020
You should allow around 2.5 hours between landing in Athens and your boat departure.
Other travel
If you know that your flight lands too late to catch the last ferry, don’t worry! Let us know and we can help you coordinate a bus ride to Metochi or Ermioni, and a water taxi over. The bus ride will be around three hours and the water about 20 minutes.
On Hydra
Donkeys, mules and horses!
Hydra is the only Greek island on which NO cars are allowed. That also goes for bikes, scooters, or anything else on wheels. As a result, a welcome committee of mules are usually ready for hire at the port.
If you book a hotel in the central area you should be okay on foot. If you’ve booked a spot up the hill or have a lot to transport, you can hire a mule to carry your luggage for you!