Transport
Skiathos Town and the port are 2 km away: about €10 by taxi, a 20-minute walk, or the island bus from the main road. Koukounaries at the far end of the south coast is about €25 by taxi or €2.20 on the bus.
Read more: TransportGuide to Skiathos Airport
Skiathos Airport “Alexandros Papadiamantis” (JSI) is the small airport with the famous approach: the short runway begins a few metres from the public road and the beach at Xanemos, so arriving jets pass low over the heads of the crowd that gathers there every summer afternoon. It is only 2 km from Skiathos Town and the port, on the flat isthmus that joins the island’s two halves.
Fraport Greece renewed the terminal in 2021, but it remains a single small hall for around 500,000 passengers a year, almost all British, Italian and Nordic charter arrivals between May and October, and the gateway to Skopelos and Alonissos via the ferries a few minutes away.
Parking
A small car park beside the terminal, from about €3 an hour or €10 a day. Skiathos is a scooter-and-bus island and hardly anyone drives to the airport, so space is rarely a problem.
Read more: ParkingCar rental
Rental desks are at the terminal with cars and scooters beside it. Skiathos is small and the south-coast bus is excellent, so most visitors rent a scooter or a car for a day or two to reach Lalaria, Kastro and the north-coast beaches, not for the whole stay.
Read more: Car rentalLocal tips
- The landing is the show: from the road at the runway end, or from the beach at Xanemos, arriving jets pass a few metres overhead. Go for the afternoon wave, and hold on to your hat.
- The bus does not enter the airport; walk 10 minutes to the main road for it, or take a €10 taxi into town.
- The terminal is one small hall with few seats; two hours before departure is plenty, and the port cafés five minutes away are a better wait.
- Skopelos and Alonissos have no airport: their visitors fly here and take the ferry. Book the boat for a time comfortably after your landing, not the first one.
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