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Naxos to Athens by flight or ferry
About 190 km. The ferry is fastest at 4.3 h; the ferry is cheapest, from ₹4,260 per person. The flight (3.5 h with airport time) is no faster door to door and costs more.
Athens to NaxosFastest
Ferry
SeaJets high-speed boat from Piraeus
4.3 h door to door. The flight (3.5 h with airport time) is no faster door to door and costs more.
Cheapest
Ferry
Blue Star Ferries from Piraeus (conventional)
from ₹4,260 per person
Best value
Ferry
SeaJets high-speed boat from Piraeus
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
SeaJets high-speed boat from Piraeus runs April – October only.
The rest of the year: Blue Star Ferries from Piraeus (conventional); Olympic Air flight (small turboprop).
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | Blue Star Ferries from Piraeus (conventional) | 5.6 h | ₹4,260–₹6,920per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Ferry | SeaJets high-speed boat from Piraeus | 4.3 h | ₹7,990–₹13,850per person | April – October only | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Flight | Olympic Air flight (small turboprop) | 3.5 h | ₹6,390–₹19,170per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out (or in season); change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Ferry · Blue Star Ferries from Piraeus (conventional) | ₹8,520–₹13,840 | ₹17,040–₹27,680 |
| Ferry · SeaJets high-speed boat from Piraeus | ₹15,980–₹27,700 | ₹31,960–₹55,400 |
| Flight · Olympic Air flight (small turboprop) | ₹12,780–₹38,340 | ₹25,560–₹76,680 |
Once you’re in Athens
- Best time: April – June, September – October
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – October). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Naxos and Athens
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.