Flights to Athens

Take any flight to arrive in Athens the day before the Skyros holiday begins and fly home on the last day of the holiday. If you'd like to join the Group Transfer to Skyros island, our courtesy bus will leave the Athens Airport Tourist Bus Park at 7.00pm and take you to the Metropolitan hotel for an overnight stay in coastal Athens.

To book your flights, book directly with the providers online or contact The Flight Centre on 0113 243 4572 and ask for Sonya Bezboruah. Tell her you are going on a Skyros Holiday and your dates of travel and she will arrange for you the best flights available.

Reaching the Transfer Hotel

If the 7.00pm courtesy bus to the Metropolitan Hotel does not suit your time of arrival, take an airport taxi to the Metropolitan Hotel to join the transfer. Alternatively, use the hotel's hourly shuttle from Syntagma Square, in the centre of Athens to join the transfer. The Athens metro goes directly from the airport to Syntagma Square.

The Metropolitan Hotel, Athens

The Metropolitan Hotel is a 4-star hotel located in front of the Faleron Olympic Coastal Park, 35km from the airport and 5km away from Syntagma Square. It has a cosmopolitan atmosphere and combines traditional hospitality and luxury with an outdoor swimming pool, a marble steambath, and a gourmet restaurant.
(www.chandris.gr/athens)

Group Transfer to Skyros Island

The return group transfer includes one night's accommodation in a twin shared room at the Metropolitan Hotel plus return coach and ferry to Skyros island. Single upgrades at the hotel are available at a supplement of £45. Group Transfer: £155

Domestic Flights to Skyros Island

Athens-Skyros-Athens flights can be booked through the airline that operates them. Please see their website at www.skyexpress.gr. for more information and to book.

Public Transport

If you are not taking the Skyros group transfer and if you are arriving on the island independently, you can take the Athens – Kymi coach from KTEL Evias, 260 Liosion Street. Tel: 00302 10 831 7163

‘We got on the ferry as total strangers and came off it after two hours as firm friends’. Woman and Home

2012 FERRY TIMES

The 2012 ferry schedule to and from Skyros island is yet to be released. For the most up to date information, visit the Skyros ferry company's website at www.sne.gr. Please note that ferry times vary by day of the week. For  advice if arriving or departing Skyros Island on dates other than our transfer days, we suggest that you visit the tourist company for the island Skyros Travel website at www.skyrostravel.com/ or perhaps contact the UK office on 01983 86 55 66.