Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Caïques shuttle constantly between Poros and Galatas (€0.80, five minutes). They
leave from the quay opposite Plateia Iroön, the triangular plaza near the main ferry dock
in Poros Town. Hydrofoils dock about 50m north of here and car ferries to Galatas (per-
son/car €0.80/5.60) leave from the dock several hundred metres north again, on the road
to Kalavria.
You can also do a one-way rental between branches of
Pop's Car
(
in Galatas 22980
42910;
www.popscarrental.com
)
at Athens airport and Galatas (or Ermioni).
Galatas has a
bus station
(
22980 42480)
.
Boat Services from Poros
DESTINATION
TIME
FARE
FREQUENCY
Aegina
1¼hr
€8.30
2-3 daily
Hydra*
30min
€12.50
5-6 daily
Methana
30min
€4.50
2-3 daily
Piraeus
2½hr
€12.80
2-3 daily
Piraeus*
1hr
€22.50
5-6 daily
Spetses*
1½hr
€14.50
3-4 daily
*high-speed services
Getting Around
BOAT
Caïques go to beaches during summer.
BUS
A bus (€3) operates May to October every half hour from 7am until midnight on a route
that starts next to the kiosk at the eastern end of Plateia Iroön. It crosses to Kalavria and
goes east along the south coast as far as Moni Zoödohou Pigis (10 minutes), then turns
around and heads west to Neorion Beach (15 minutes).
MOTORCYCLE & BICYCLE
Several places on the road to Kalavria rent out bicycles/scooters (per day €15/4)
Fotis
(
22980 25873)
Stelios
(
22980 23026)
