Day 13: Piraeus Port - How to go from Athens to Mykonos
Today it's a good early morning since we're going to go from Athens to Mykonos by ferry, thus starting the second stage of this trip to Greece in 32 days, leaving the mainland, which has given us so many gifts in the form of visits to some of the essential places to see in Greece, such as the incredible Athens, with its impressive Acropolis, Mycenae, the Theater of Epidaurus, Olympia, the Oracle of Delphi or the impressive Monasteries of Meteora, which have already made this Greece alone for free in one of the most impressive trips we have made so far.
We leave Hotel Anemoni, our accommodation in Piraeus tonight, where we arrived yesterday after enjoying an unforgettable sunset in Cabo Sounion, when it is 5:15 in the morning to go directly to the port of Piraeus which is where our Piraeus ferry to Mykonos at 7 in the morning, which will take us to one of the best Greek Islands.
Last night we left the car in the private parking of the hotel and today the receptionist perfectly indicates the way to reach the Port of Piraeus, which is not more than 5 minutes by car and where we go directly to the door 9, which is from where do our Athens to Mykonos ferry from the SeaJets company, a fast ferry where we can go from Athens to Mykonos in 2 hours.
Although as we told you, the ferry leaves at 7 in the morning, being the first of greek islands ferry that we will take, we have preferred to come before and thus collect all the tickets, since having booked everything online we only have a receipt, which is not valid for boarding, having before collecting the tickets, both for us and for the car of rental.
Port of Piraeus. How to go from Athens to Mykonos
How to go from Athens to Mykonos
How to get from Athens to Mykonos
There are several ways to go from Athens to Mykonos, depending on the time you have, prices and schedules:
- Ferry: the Piraeus to Mykonos ferry It is one of the forms of transport most chosen by travelers, since depending on the ferry you choose, you can reach the island in a journey between 2:30 hours by fast ferry or 5 hours, the normal ferry.
You can book your ferry to the Greek islands here.
Keep in mind that if you don't have a rental car, you can go from Athens to Piraeus by public transport, with the subway being the most recommended option or a private transfer.
- Plane: This is an option sometimes less valued, but that can be very interesting if it fits you in schedules and prices, being able to go from Athens to Mykonos in less than 1 hour and for very competitive prices, being sometimes 20 euros the journey.
- Excursion / Tour: Another option if you are staying in Athens and want to know more about the place, is to book this Getaway to Mykonos for 2 or more days or this 4-day Getaway to Mykonos and Santorini.
Ferry to go from Athens to Mykonos
More practical information to prepare your trip to Greece
- 10 essential places to see in Greece
- The best tips for traveling to Greece
- The 10 best Greek Islands
- 10 tips for traveling to the Greek Islands
- How to go from Athens to Santorini
Tips on how to go from Athens to Mykonos
- As we mentioned before, the ferry is one of the most advisable options to go from Athens to Mykonos. If you opt for this transport, we recommend you book tickets in advance, especially if you take a rental car, as the seats usually run out quickly in the season from June to September.
- If you book online, the most recommended option, as we did, you will receive the reservation codes by email, but these are not valid to access the ferry, so you must go 2 hours in advance to the port to pick up Physical tickets
In case you do not want to do this, you can go to any office of the company to pick them up or, failing that, something also interesting is to collect all ferry tickets on the Greek Islands on the first day.
- Although prices vary depending on the schedules, the time and other factors, at an orientation level, a ferry ticket from Athens to Mykonos, has a cost of about 60 euros by fast ferry and about 30 euros by normal ferry. The price of a normal tourism car, although it varies depending on the measures of the car, is approximately 80 euros.
Keep in mind that if you have a car, they will ask for your details. Being a rental you will not have the data, so you can fill in the spaces with "xxx".
- You must be at least 30 minutes in advance at the ferry departure port, in order to board at the time you arrive, since the stops are really very short.
- The boarding process is very simple. If you take a car, you will access first and they will tell you in which area you should leave the car, depending on your destination, since ferries do not have only one stop. Then you can go directly to the seating area, where you will be assigned one for the journey.
SeaJets ticket offices to get tickets to go from Athens to Mykonos
Car on the ferry from Athens to Mykonos
After a trip to go from Athens to Mykonos, just over two hours, when it is 9:30 in the morning, we arrive at the new port of Mykonos, where cruise ships and ferries dock and which is located 6 kilometers from Chora, which is the capital of the island.
The first thing we do is connect our GPS and get on the way to the Olympia Hotel, which will be our accommodation in Mykonos the next 3 nights, and where we arrive when it is 10 am, after making the journey that separates us from the New Port and that already begins to give us some first views of an island, which we are sure, will make us fall in love.
Something that pleasantly surprises us is that as soon as we reach Chora, the capital of Mykonos and we could say, the best known place on the island, is that right next to what will be our accommodation there is a completely free parking, which although it is dirt And it is not very suitable, it is perfect to leave the rental car the days we do not need it.
Mykonos
Book the best rated tours and excursions in Spanish to get to know Mykonos:
- Getaway to Mykonos for 2 or more days
- 4-day getaway to Mykonos and Santorini
- Many more excursions and tours in / from Athens here
Book the best rated tours and excursions in Spanish to get to know Mykonos:We leave the luggage at the hotel, since they do not have the room ready yet, and we go out to enjoy one of the places that we have to confess, we have liked the most in the world and it has ended up stealing our hearts, as we will tell you. For more information on the best hotels and areas we recommend you read this post of where to stay in Mykonos.
From here and considering that as it happened in the Monasteries of Meteora, in the different Greek islands that we are going to visit, we have spent some day more than normal and that we have also been in relax for a long time, something that we believe are relevant data for the planning of this trip, we have decided that it is best to write one or two articles of each one, focusing on the most practical aspects so you can visit it in the best way, without missing anything and having all the data to enjoy it to the fullest.
Mykonos
Streets of Mykonos
In the next post, we start with all the details of Mykonos.
Route of the day how to go from Athens to Mykonos
Today's route has led us to go from Athens to Mykonos, the place where we will begin this new stage of the trip to Greece, which will take us through 4 of its best-known islands.
Day 14, 15 and 16: What to see in Mykonos
