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1 Sailings Weekly
7 h 45 min
Kea - Naxos ferry route details
Naxos ferry terminal is 112 km southeast of Kea. This corresponds to a distance of 61 nautical miles.
| Ferry route: | Kea - Naxos |
| Port of departure: |  Kea |
| Destination port: | Naxos |
| Departures: | 2 times a week |
| Ferry companies: | Hellenic Seaways SeaJets |
Naxos
The largest island in the Cyclades, Naxos, is located a good 30 kilometers south of Mykonos in the Aegean Sea. It is separated from its western neighbor island Paros only by a strait about six kilometers wide. In the east, the shores are very steep, while towards the west the land turns into a large plain. From north-northeast to south-southwest runs a mountain ridge with Mount Zas (also Zeus or Oxia) roughly in the center. These are imposingly steep granite cliffs. The gorges are mostly strikingly green and the villages shine in bright white in the sunlight. You should also look for the ancient ruins on this island.
Naxos is inhabited by about 18,000 people. Many of them live in the port town of Naxos in the flat west of the island. Here the ferries arrive or depart and you can see the bustle of the fishing boats, but also the pleasure craft. Naxos is the seat or rather the diocese of the Greek Orthodox bishop of Naxos-Paros.
The ferry port on the island of Naxos offers connections to the other Greek islands of Donoussa, Tinos, Folegandros, Amorgos, Mykonos, Kimolos, Thira, Thirasia, Paros, Ios, Milos, Kythnos, Crete, Syros, Schinoussa, Astypalea, Sikinos, Koufonissi, Kea, Iraklia, Sifnos and Anafi, as well as to the ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio on the Greek mainland. A total of 26 routes are offered here several times a day by the shipping companies Cyclades Fast Ferries, SeaJets, Golden Star Ferries, Blue Star Ferries, Small Cyclades Lines, Minoan Lines and Hellenic Seaways.
Kea
The Cyclades island of Kea is about 150 km² in size and has just under 3,000 inhabitants. Here you will find everything you could wish for a vacation in and with nature - mountainous expanses and deep gorges, steep slopes, plateaus and valleys, picturesque bays and long beaches. The capital of the island is Loulida. Sights on Kea include castle ruins from ancient times, several monasteries such as those of Aghios Symeon and Panagia Kastriani, and an archaeological museum. The most beautiful sandy and pebble beaches can be found in Gialiskari, Otzias, Vourkari, Koudouras, Lygia, Kampi, Xila, Spathi, Kalidonichi, Sykamia, Psathi, Orkos or in Karthaia.
The ferry port on the island of Kea offers connections to the other Greek islands of Andros, Sikinos, Paros, Tinos, Folegandros, Ios, Kythnos, Kimolos, Syros and Naxos, as well as to the ferry port of Lavrio on the Greek mainland. A total of 11 routes are offered here several times a day by the shipping companies Triton Ferries, Hellenic Seaways and SeaJets.
