How to Get to Syros

Boat Service:
The island of Syros (Capital: Hermoupolis) is easily accessible by boat from the port of Pireus.

There are two types of boats servicing the island:

1.    High speed (katamaran) service.
Duration: 2 hours and 20 minutes.
Hellenic Seaways has a morning and an afternoon service during the summer. For schedule and fare information please refer to http://www.hellenicseaways.gr

2.    Regular ferry boat service.
Duration: 3 hours and 45 minutes.
For schedule and fare information please refer to http://www.bluestarferries.com

There is also regular high speed service to the Port of Lavrio which is about 50 kilometers east of Athens. For Lavrio schedules please check http://www.nel.gr/index.asp?a_id=46

For schedules and fares to and from Mykonos, Tinos, Paros, Santorini and other islands, you can refer to the following websites:

http://www.ferries.gr/gaferries/
http://www.ferries.gr
http://www.greece-ferries.com
http://www.hellenicseaways.gr
http://www.bluestarferries.com
http://www.nel.gr/index.asp?a_id=46

Airport Service:
Syros is connected to the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport of Athens by air on Olympic Airlines three to six times a week depending on the season.

For information, schedules, and fares you can visit the following websites:

http://www.olympicairlines.com
http://www.aia.gr