Hydra Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Water

Ferry

There is a daily ferry to/from Piraeus (€12.50, three hours 10 minutes), which also sails to Poros (€4.10, one hour), Methana (€6.10, 1½ hours), Aegina (€6.50, two hours) and Spetses (€6, one hour).

You can buy tickets from Idreoniki Travel (22980 54007; www.hydreoniki.gr), opposite the ferry dock.

Hydrofoil & Catamaran

Hellenic Seaways (21041 99000; www.hellenicseaways.gr) has about eight services daily to/from Piraeus (€22, 1½ hours). Direct services take 1½ hours, but most go via Poros (€9.50, one hour, 50 minutes). There are also frequent services to Poros (€9.50, 30 minutes) and Spetses (€11, 30 minutes), some of which call at Ermioni on the mainland, adding 20 minutes to the trip. Many of the services to Spetses continue on to Porto Heli (€11.50, 50 minutes). Buy tickets from Idreoniki Travel.

Euroseas (22980 52184; www.euroseas.com) runs two boats a day to Piraeus (€21, one hour 20 minutes), Poros (€8.50, one hour) and Spetses (€10.70, 30 minutes). Tickets are bought from Saitis Tours (22980 52184; saitisllours@otenet.gr) on the harbour front.

Aegean Flying Dolphins (21042 21766) runs a similar service to Hellenic Seaways and prices are about €1 less. Saitis Tours sells tickets.

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