By choosing Thassos as your holiday destination you get the benefits of a beautiful Greek island without a lengthy and expensive ferry boat journey.
Thassos is served by the two, nearby mainland ports of Kavala and Keramoti. The city of Kavala and the port of Keramoti are both easy to reach from the Ignatia Odos (European highway E90) which is the main motorway serving the whole of the north of Greece, from Igoumenitsa on the west coast to Alexandroupolis in the east, close to the Turkish border. The E90 provides road connections to all of the Balkans and to the south of Greece and also passes Thessaloniki, Greece’s second city.
The Kavala route to Thassos takes about one hour and 15 minutes and arrives at Skala Prinos. This route has a maximum of 5 sailings to the island during the summer months. From Skala Prinos to Apartments Esperides is 27.5 km’s. From Skala Prinos you will take the ring road and travel in a clockwise direction (following signs for Limenas), bypass Limenas and go through Panagia, after another 2.5 km’s you will reach Potamia - carry on for another 3 kilometres and then turn left (sign posted Skala Potamia), take the first left again and after 1 km you will see Apartments Esperides on your right hand side (there is a slightly shorter route but it is not so clearly marked)
The fastest and shortest ferry route to Thassos is from Keramoti and is the most popular during the summer months as there are departures every half an hour during the summer and the journey time is only 35 minutes. The boat docks in Limenas (Thassos Town) which is only a 13 kilometre journey to Apartments Esperides. Follow the signs from the ferry port for Panagia/Potamia/Skala Potamia, from Potamia follow the directions above. We will be waiting to greet you!
Thassos is served by the two, nearby mainland ports of Kavala and Keramoti. The city of Kavala and the port of Keramoti are both easy to reach from the Ignatia Odos (European highway E90) which is the main motorway serving the whole of the north of Greece, from Igoumenitsa on the west coast to Alexandroupolis in the east, close to the Turkish border. The E90 provides road connections to all of the Balkans and to the south of Greece and also passes Thessaloniki, Greece’s second city.
The Kavala route to Thassos takes about one hour and 15 minutes and arrives at Skala Prinos. This route has a maximum of 5 sailings to the island during the summer months. From Skala Prinos to Apartments Esperides is 27.5 km’s. From Skala Prinos you will take the ring road and travel in a clockwise direction (following signs for Limenas), bypass Limenas and go through Panagia, after another 2.5 km’s you will reach Potamia - carry on for another 3 kilometres and then turn left (sign posted Skala Potamia), take the first left again and after 1 km you will see Apartments Esperides on your right hand side (there is a slightly shorter route but it is not so clearly marked)
The fastest and shortest ferry route to Thassos is from Keramoti and is the most popular during the summer months as there are departures every half an hour during the summer and the journey time is only 35 minutes. The boat docks in Limenas (Thassos Town) which is only a 13 kilometre journey to Apartments Esperides. Follow the signs from the ferry port for Panagia/Potamia/Skala Potamia, from Potamia follow the directions above. We will be waiting to greet you!
Travelling to Thassos by Aeroplane
Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) is an international airport and has flights to and from most European destinations. From the airport you can either take a bus or taxi to the coach station and from there it is a pleasant 2 hour journey to Kavala. The coaches run throughout the day on the hour. If you choose, you can hire a car from the airport and drive to either Kavala or Keramoti, the journey should take you no more than 2 hours.
Please see the map below for details of the routes mentioned here and our exact location (GPS coordinates 40717074, 24.755882)
