Travel plan 1 (the longest but less expensive trip)

1) fly to Athens International Airport (AIA)
2) go by bus (1 1/2-2 hrs), suburban rail (1 hr. 20 min.), metro (1 hr. 20 min.) or taxi (1 hr. 20 min.) to Athens harbour (Piraeus)
3) take a hydrofoil/catamaran (2-2 1/2 hrs) or ferry (4 1/2-5 hrs) to the Island of Spetses
4) take a water taxi (3 min.), a taxi (5 min.), a horse buggy (5 min.) or walk (20-30 min.) from Spetses Harbour to Spetses Hotel


Travel plan 2 (the easiest, fastest but most expensive trip)

1) fly to Athens International Airport
2) take a taxi from Athens Airport to Kosta (ca. 3 hrs.)
4) take a water taxi from Kosta to Spetses Hotel (5 min.)
 

Link to website with budget airlines: http://www.airninja.com/

Travel plan 1

Athens airport to Piraeus

Bus

There is a direct bus (X96) from the Athens International Airport to Piraeus. 24 hr ticket: Euro 3.20
The travelling time varies between 1 1/2 and 2 hours depending on the traffic.

All buses depart from the designated area on the inner curbside of the arrivals level of the main terminal building just outside Doors 4-5.

Suburban rail

The suburban rail is one of the most stable means of transportation as it is not dependent on the density of the traffic. The suburban rail is temporarily under construction and it has limited schedules. The trip from the airport to Piraeus takes about 1 hr 20 min. There is about 10 min walk from the railway station to Piraeus. Price: Euro 6.

Metro

The metro is one of the most stable means of transportation as it is not dependent on the density of the traffic. The metro runs 24h a day, every 30 min. The trip from the airport to Piraeus takes about 1 hr 20 min. There is about 10 min walk from the metro station to Piraeus. Price: Euro 6.

Taxi

You can also take a taxi.
Price Airport-Piraeus: Euro 25-45, depending on travelling time and the amount of luggage. You normally pay extra for the luggage.

The taxi queue starts from Door 4 of the Arrivals Level and extends up to Door 1.

Recommendation

For any participant who wishes to take a taxi, a limusine or a van to travel from the Athens airport to Piraeus harbour or to Kosta port and then by water taxi to Spetses, may contact with Mrs Matina Kafkarisiou, the transfer manager of taxies company that cooperates with Spetses Hotel. The cost of the trip depends on the mean of transportation you will choose. We suggestively refer to the most common way which is by taxi from the airport to Kosta port and costs around 180,00 euros and then by water taxi to Spetses which costs around 20,00 euros.
For more details please contact with Mrs Kafkarisiou on:
+30 210 2719555 or on: +30 697 22 35 474
E-mail: mat-taxi@otenet.gr

*Please do not forget to mention the number of your flight and the exactly arrival time.

Piraeus (Athens) to Spetses

To get to Spetses from Piraeus you can choose to take:

1) a hydrofoil/catamaran (about 2-3 hrs) (the travelling time varies depending on how many stops the boat makes on the way)
2) a ferry (4 1/2-5 hrs)
 

There are two different hydrofoil companies:

1a) Hellenic Seaways: http://www.hellenicseaways.gr/index.asp?a_id=80 (with 5-6 daily trips to Spetses) - ca. Euro 30
1b) Euroseas-Eurofast-1: http://www.euroseas.com (with 1-2 daily trips to Spetses) - One-ticket ca. Euro 30
 

Tickets can be bought online or you can buy the ticket when you arrive at the harbour as there is a ticket office by the hydrofoil.
 

2) Ferry leaves Piraeus for Spetses every day at 8.30.

Spetses harbour to Spetses Hotel

The distance from the harbour to the hotel is about 1-1/2 km

Means of transportation:

- on foot: it takes about 20-30 min to walk the distance along the water
- bus: Euro 1
- water taxi: Euro 13
- taxi: ca. Euro 8
- horse buggy: ca. Euro 8

There is a bus starting from the main square at the front of the Possidonion Hotel to the right of Dapia Harbour as you look at it from the sea which stops at Spetses Hotel. Price: ca. Euro 1.

A water taxi takes up to around 8 people. The water taxis are very close to the hydrofoils and they sail straight to the pier of the Spetses Hotel.

There are four taxis on Spetses. You can find them in front of the petrol station in the Dapia near the end of the jetty where you disembark from the hydrofoils, ferry or catamaran.

The horse buggies, which take up to four people - or two people with luggage - are parked by the harbour in front of the Possidonion Hotel. Make sure you arrange the price in advance.

Travel plan 2

Taxi: Athens-Kosta
Water taxi: Kosta-Spetses Hotel

Travelling time Athens-Kosta: ca. 3 hrs.
Price: ca. Euro 180
Travelling time Kosta-Spetses Hotel: ca. 5 min
Price: ca. Euro 20

The easiest way to get to Spetses is to take a taxi directly from the airport to the town of Kosta just opposite the Island of Spetses. It is a very scenic drive. Remember to fix the price before starting the trip. Tell the taxi driver that you are going to Spetses and he'll take you straight to the pier of the water taxis. Here you can take a water taxi straight to Spetses Hotel.

More information about the island on the following website: http://www.spetsesdirect.com/ and http://www.greeka.com/saronic/spetses/spetses.htm