We are staying on Naxos for 5 nights and planning on taking the ferry for a one day to visit Paros and another day to see Mykonos in late September. When investigating ferry options, I was disappointed in the choices of times.
These are the best options I found.
Naxos to Paros we would arrive at Paros at 10:15 on Blue Star, September 24
Return times is leaving Paros at 13:40 (Seajets) or 22:50 (Blue Star).
Naxos to Mykonos we would arrive at 12:35 and leave at 17:15 on Seajet...September 25
What are your thoughts regarding time in each location? Am I missing something?
Are there other affordable means of water transportation of which I am not aware.
Your help is appreciated.
Posted by
France Southwest
2318 posts
Ferry schedules are not made for day trips, so you will have a hard time finding suitable schedules.
Moreover going to Paros from Naxos for a single day does not present much interest. It takes at least 5 days to discover Paros.
If you only stay there for a few hours you will only do, at best, a round trip by bus to Naoussa from the port of Parikia, and
you will have spent hours waiting at the ports, on the ferries, on the buses, and speeding during 1 hour or 2 in less than 2% of Paros.
Same thing for Mykonos.
On the other hand there are local travel agencies in Naxos which organize day trips to other islands and note that if you take a day trip to Delos these include a few hours in Mykonos
Go and find out when you are there, for example at:
There is no need to book in advance as these boat day trips can be canceled at the last minute due to bad weather
Since March 2023 there is also a new connection between Naxos and Paros operated by Kerras Cruise.
The boat makes the connection between the port of Agia Anna in Naxos and the port of Piso Livadi in Paros (these are not the ferry ports) on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Departure from Naxos Agia Anna: 09:00 and 18:30
Departure from Paros Piso Livadi: 09:30 and 19:00
The single trip ticket price is €15
This is a subsidized link which was initially put into service for medical trips between Paros and Naxos but is open to everyone.
That being said, just like with a ferry you won't visit much. You will be just on another island in another port near another beach (with a view of Naxos)
Posted by
Nanaimo, BC, Canada
1441 posts
With only 5 days in Naxos you will not have sufficient time to explore much of the island. Naxos needs a week perhaps 10 days to see most of it. Naxos will keep you quite busy for all of your 5 days, Just stay in Naxos.
Here are some images of Naxos.
Around Naxos town 2022 https://www.flickr.com/photos/stanbr54/albums/72177720299959098
Back to Naxos 2022 https://www.flickr.com/photos/stanbr54/albums/72177720299940917