Transport
Parikia is 9 km away, about 15 minutes and €20 by taxi; Naoussa about €35. The KTEL runs between the airport and Parikia around the flight times for €2. Antiparos is a €12 taxi to Pounda and a ten-minute ferry.
Read more: TransportGuide to Paros Airport
Paros Airport (PAS) is the newest airport in the Cyclades: the terminal and 1,400-metre runway opened in 2016 beside the old airstrip on the flat south-west of the island, 9 km from Parikia and a few minutes from Aliki and Pounda. Olympic and Sky Express fly turboprops from Athens several times a day all year, with summer links to Thessaloniki and Heraklion, and there are no scheduled international flights. A runway extension to take jets has been discussed for years.
The terminal is compact and modern: one hall, a café, a taxi rank and a KTEL stop outside. Paros is also the ferry hub of the central Cyclades, so many visitors arrive by sea; the flights are the shortcut, and they sell out in August.
Parking
A car park in front of the terminal, from about €2 an hour or €8 a day. Islanders flying to Athens use it most; it fills on August mornings when several ATRs leave together.
Read more: ParkingCar rental
Rental firms meet the flights with desks at the terminal and bays outside. Paros has a good bus network from Parikia, but the airport is in the far corner of the island and the best beaches are spread around its ring road, so most visitors rent a car or scooter for at least part of the stay.
Read more: Car rentalLocal tips
- Book flights months ahead for August. The ATRs carry about 70 passengers, Paros has no other airline, and the ferry from Piraeus is the four-hour alternative.
- Antiparos is closer to the airport than Naoussa is: ten minutes to Pounda and a ten-minute ferry. Time your flight to the half-hourly crossing and you are on the island in under an hour.
- The meltemi delays the turboprops on the windiest days in July and August. Check the live board, and keep the ferry to Mykonos or Piraeus in mind as the fallback.
- An hour before departure is enough; the hall is small and check-in closes 40 minutes before the flight.
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Prices and timetables are indicative and change seasonally. Confirm before you travel.