How do you get to Leros
In order to know how to get to Leros , you must first understand which is the gateway to Greece closest to Leros, the one with the best connections and then understand how to carry out the internal section.
By ferry via neighboring islands: There is a ferry connection between the ports of Leros via Catamaran with the neighboring islands (Samos, Fournoi, Ikaria, Patmos, Lipsoi, Kalymnos, Symi, Nisyros) as well as with the core islands of the Dodecanese (Kos – Rhodes) every day on a regular basis time lapses.
You can fly to the small airport in the north of the island via Olympic Airways which has daily flights to and from Athens. Regular ferries connect Leros with the mainland port of Piraeus (12 hours) and the other main islands on the north-south route through the Aegean. Ferries arrive at the main port of Lakki in the south west of the island. In high season there are regular hydrofoil and catamaran services to Patmos (45 minutes), neighbouring Lipsi (20 minutes), Kos (one hour), Rhodes (just over three hours) and the North East Aegean island of Samos (two hours). The port of Agia Marina on the east coast is the arrival and departure point for fast boats.
By ferry
You can visit Leros with the ferries of the Dodecanese line, which depart daily from Piraeus to the ports of the islands, or alternatively via an air connection between Leros and Athens, Kos, Kalymnos, Rhodes and Astypalaia.
Visitors can also travel to Leros with the ship “Kalymnos” which runs to and from our Island four times a week, starting from the island of Kalymnos and passing through the ports of Samos, Agathonisi, Arkion, Leipso, Patmos , as well as with the ships Katerina based in Leros, and Anna Express, based in Leipsos, which operate on a daily basis the route Leros (departure from Xirokambos. Agios Marina – Lakki) – Kalymnos (arrival at Myrties) and vice versa.
One of the two best ways to get to Leros is to buy a flight to Kos
From Kos to Leros there are ferries both from Kos Town and from the port of Mastichari, which is closer to the airport, but only in summer.
The second best way to reach Leros is to choose one of the many flights to Athens from our Italian cities
From Athens to Leros you can opt for the internal flight or for the longer transfer by ship, direct from Piraeus .
Flights to Leros
Leros has a small airport, which is located on the north side of the island, in the town of Partheni, almost opposite Lipsi and from which you can also take small taxi boats to reach this island.
From Athens to Leros there are almost always two flights a day, one early in the morning and one around in the afternoon. The price is usually within reach of all budgets, and if booked in time it will end up costing only a few tens of euros more than the long ferry ride. It is always worth checking this option.
Obviously, one of the two most important airlines in Greece will take care of reaching Leros by plane with a domestic flight: Aegean / Olympic or Skyexpress, depending on the season. Sometimes the flight is direct, other times, it jumps like a mosquito between the other islands of the Dodecanese, also touching Astypalea and Kalymnos and Kos, ending in Rhodes.
By other transport
In case you travel by train or car Via Italy you can found all the information
about the ferries from Ancona or Brindisi at: www.Ferries.gr
All of the ferries boats from Italy arriving at Patras, the trip to Athens is about 2 hours by Bus train or Car.
The travel agency Aegean travel located at Lakki just opposite the taxi stand. It is one of the oldest travel agencies of Leros run by Nikos Kastis. The company is the official branch of bluestar ferries for Lero, except ferry tickets you can book flights and holiday packages. For more information visit the official site www.aegeantravel.gr
How to get around in Leros
Do not be surprised if once in a taxi it happens that someone else gets in the car with you to share a slice of the route . Here the optimization of resources is a rule, and a virtue! The roads are in very good condition, but still very narrow.
