Travellers have two very easy ways of reaching Lesvos Island ... they can travel by plane or by ferry. All flights to Lesvos Island are to Mytilini International Airport "Odysseas Elytis" (MJT). There are direct charter flights from the UK, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium and Holland. Direct Charter planes fly directly to the island airport of Mytilini which means you do not have to fly via Athens. However, these are only available on certain days of the week and may limit your travel options.
Direct Charter Flights
There are direct charter flights from the UK, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and Holland. Direct Charter planes fly directly to the island airport of Mytilini which means you do not have to fly via Athens. However, these are only available on certain days of the week and may limit your travel options.
The direct charter flights from the UK to Lesvos leave and return on THURSDAYS and on SATURDAYS from Gatwick and Manchester airports.
There are several websites where you can check availability for charter flights online and book your tickets. Please take a look at http://www.firstchoice.co.uk and http://www.thomsonfly.com.
Direct charter flights from Germany always leave and return on WEDNESDAYS from Munich and Dusseldorf airports. The website which will help you find your tickets is Air Berlin.
You can check availability online and book your tickets at http://www.airberlin.de.
The air company Apollo offers direct charter flights from Scandinavian countries to Lesvos.
For information on tickets from Norway to Lesvos please visit http://www.apollo.no.
For information on tickets from Sweden to Lesvos please visit http://www.apollo.se.
The air company Apollo also offers direct charter flights from Denmark to Lesvos from Billund airport on MONDAYS and from Kopenhagen airport on SUNDAYS. The Danish website of Apollo is http://www.apollorejser.dk.
Direct charter flights from Belgium to Lesvos leave and return to Brussels Airport and are on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS.
Thomas Cook and JetairFly offer flight tickets in Belgium and a very useful website for availability and online bookings can be found at http://www.jetairfly.com.
Direct charter flights from Holland always leave and return to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. There are flights on MONDAYS and on FRIDAYS.
A few websites where you can find direct charter flights and make your booking online are http://www.sunweb.nl and http://www.sudtours.nl.
Domestic Scheduled Flights
From Athens International Airport "Elefterios Venizelos" (ATH) to Mytilini International Airport "Odysseas Elytis" (MJT) there are up to 7 flights available per day. These Domestic Scheduled flights take just 50 minutes to reach Mytilini.
There are also Domestic Scheduled flights from Thessaloniki International airport "Macedonia" (SKG) to Mytilini Airport.
The three Greek Airline companies which fly from Athens and Thessaloniki to Mytilini International Airport are Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines and Athens Airways. Olympic, Aegean and Athens also have regular flights for other Greek islands and destinations on the mainland.
As agents for all three airlines we can book and issue your domestic tickets from and to Athens or any destination within Greece and send them to you by first class registered post at a small extra charge.
In order for us to advice you on flights to Lesvos Island or other airports in Greece we will need the names of all passengers traveling and details of any connecting flights or ferries which may be relevant to your journey.
We kindly ask you to provide us with as much details of where and when you want to travel as well as the ages of any children that may be travelling with you.
You can send us an This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with all details of your proposed visit and we will respond directly to you with a flight quotation.
Ferries to Lesvos Island
You can travel to Lesvos Island by taking a ferry to the harbour of Mytilini. There are daily ferries leaving from Pireaus (West Athens) to Mytilini Harbour. In high summer there are a few "fast ferries" to Mytilini. Generally it's a relaxing and enjoyable trip and sailing along the coast of Lesvos and into Mytilini harbour at dawn is an experience you will always remember.
NEL Lines schedule for Mytilini
NEL Lines has their flag ship the Mytilini sailing to the island every other day. The ferry has a bar, restaurant, lounge and is quite big and modern.
The journey time on this ferries is 12 hours and is overnight. The ship leaves Pireaus in the evening and arrives in Mytilini early the next morning. There are first class double, triple and quad cabins as well as deck seats.
From Mytilini to Piraeus: (Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday) Dep: 18.00 pm - Arr: 06.00 am
From Piraeus to Mytilini: (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) Dep: 19.00 pm - Arr: 07.00 am
Hellenic Seaways schedule for Mytilini
Another ferry company which sails to Mytilini is Hellenic Seaways. The ship which sails from Athens to Mytilini is called the Nissos Chios and the journey time of this ferry is around 8,5 hours.
The schedule for the Nissos Chios will be released in March and updated here online.
It is a large and modern ship with bars, restaurants and offers high standard travel. There are only a few cabins available on this ship.
ANEK Lines schedule for Mytilini
Also the large company Anek Lines sails to the harbour of Mytilini. Their ship Lissos sails every other day and the the journey time of this ferry is around 12 to 13 hours.
The Lissos is a large and modern ship with bars and restaurants and there are a good number of cabins available on this ship.
From Mytilini to Pireaus: (Monday, Wednesday and Saturday) Dep: 18.00 pm - Arr: 07.00 am
From Piraeus to Mytilini: (Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday) Dep: 19.00 pm - Arr: 07.30 am
Sigri Harbour
Lesvos is also connected by ferry from the smaller port of Sigri to Thessaloniki and Rhodes with Blue Star Ferries and the ship that sails this route is the Diagoras.
In the summer the Blue-Star ferry Diagoras travels from the Dodekanese islands all the way to Thessaloniki. The actual route along the islands that are connected is RHODOS - KOS - KALYMNOS - SAMOS - CHIOS - SIGRI - THESSALONIKI. From Thessaloniki the Diagoras also returns to Rhodes.
Blue Star Ferries schedule for Sigri
The current schedule and price table for the Diagoras has been released and can be seen here below:
IMPORTANT: schedules and prices are subject to changes and we always advise to contact our office for further information.
It is also possible to travel to Ayvalik (Turkey) as well as to other Greek island such as Chios and Limnos. For more information on ferry connections and day-trips to Ayvalik in Turkey please click here: Ayvalik - Turkey (link will open to our website http://www.lesvos.co.uk)
As main agents for NEL Lines, Hellenic Seaways, ANEK Lines and Blue Star Ferries we can book and issue ferry tickets from and to Lesvos Island and send them to you by first class registered post at a small extra charge.
In order for us to advice you on ferries to and from Lesvos Island or other ports in Greece we will need the names of all passengers traveling and details of any connecting flights or ferries which may be relevant to your journey.
We kindly ask you to provide us with as much details of where and when you want to travel as well as the ages of any children that may be travelling with you.
You can send us an This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with all details of your proposed visit and we will respond directly to you with a ferry quotation.
Taxi Transfers on Lesvos Island
Our office will be able to assist you with your transfers on the island. We can pre-book your taxi, which means that one of our taxi drivers will wait for you at the airport/harbour in Mytilini and he will hold a sign with your name on it. He will then safely bring you to your destination on the island.
We can advice you to pre-book your taxi transfers for a few reasons.
1) When you pre-book and pay for your transfers in advance it means that you know that there are no hidden costs or other suprises upon arrival at your accommodation. Depending on your generousity you could give a small tip to the driver when you have arrived safely.You can let us know that you need a taxi transfer using the enquiry forms which you can find at each accommodation page.
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