Travel to Skopelos

Skopelos is a beautiful island in the north-eastern Aegean. It has no airport so you'll need to board a boat to get here. The little bit of travel effort is certainly worth it and you may well wish to consider staying for a holiday of a week or more.


Charter flights from Gatwick and Manchester land on the neighbouring island of Skiathos. From the runway it's a very short taxi ride to the port and a boat ride of no more than an hour to Skopelos Town. There is a choice of flying dolphin, cat or big old ferry but - be warned - sailing times can be unpredictable. Fortunately, Skiathos has a very pleasant waterfront on which to wait and acclimatise with an ouzo.


Alternatively, more determined travellers might consider flying to Athens or Thessaloniki with a scheduled airline. You can then connect to Skiathos with Olympic Airlines (approximately 3 times a week), or catch a bus and then a ferry. From Athens, Alkyon Travel run a slick service via the tiny port of Agios Konstantinos taking around 4 and a half hours in total. From Thessaloniki, it's a 2.5 hour bus to the town of Volos and 3 hours or so trip on the ferry or flying cat.