Mytilene Airport: frequently asked questions

Two hours for the summer charters and non-Schengen (UK) flights; ninety minutes is enough for the domestic Athens flights outside the holidays.

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About 8 km south of the town: 15 minutes and roughly €15 by taxi, or 25 minutes on the city bus for €2.

Yes, the Mytilene city bus stops outside the terminal roughly hourly, all year, for €2 to the town centre. The KTEL coaches to Molyvos, Plomari and Eressos leave from the station in town.

About €80 by day for the 85–95 minute drive; Petra is around €75. Pre-book as a transfer for a fixed price.

A taxi costs about €50 and takes an hour on the southern road; a pre-booked transfer is similar. By bus, take the city bus into town and a KTEL coach from there.

In the open-air car park beside the terminal, from about €3 an hour or €10 a day, first 10 minutes free. It fills around Easter, August and Christmas.

Avis, Budget, Hertz, Sixt and Europcar have desks in the terminal, alongside Lesvos companies that also deliver to hotels. The cars are parked beside the terminal and desks are staffed all year.

Unless you stay in one resort, yes. The island is the third-largest in Greece, Molyvos and Plomari are hours apart and the KTEL runs a few times a day. Book early for July and August.