Transport
Chora is 10 km west, about 15 minutes and €20 by taxi. The island has two taxis and a municipal minibus that meets the flights in summer for about €2. Book your transfer before you land.
Read more: TransportGuide to Astypalaia Airport
Astypalaia Airport (JTY) is a single short runway on the narrow isthmus of the butterfly-shaped island, near Maltezana (Analipsi), 10 km east of Chora and its castle. Only small turboprops land here: Olympic Air and Sky Express fly from Athens a few times a week all year, with summer hops to Leros, Kalymnos, Kos and Rhodes on the Dodecanese island-hopper. There are no international flights.
The terminal is one room and the flight carries a few dozen passengers, so seats sell out weeks ahead in summer. Most visitors arrive by the long ferry from Piraeus or from Kalymnos and Kos.
Local tips
- Book your seat and your transfer together: the aircraft seats under 40, the island has two taxis, and both are spoken for in August.
- Small aircraft, small allowances: check the cabin bag limit and expect trolley cases to go in the hold at the steps.
- Wind cancels the small turboprops a few times a season. Check the live board, and know the ferry days from Pera Gialos as the fallback.
See also
Prices and timetables are indicative and change seasonally. Confirm before you travel.