Water Taxi in Spetses
On an island with no cars, the sea is the road. Board at the Dapia quay, steps from the Poseidonion, and reach Hydra, the Athens Riviera or the Cyclades in a private closed-cabin boat.
Indicative pricing.
Prices from, for 1 to 12 guests — firm quote within hours (captain, fuel, insurance, fees included).
The car-free island where every arrival worth making is made by sea
Nos partenaires opérateurs travaillent Spetses comme l'île elle-même fonctionne : par la mer. Ils connaissent la rotation des taxis de mer résidents au pied des marches de Dapia et savent y glisser un embarquement privé sans bloquer le quai, quand le Vieux-Port (Baltiza) est la prise en charge la plus calme pour les clients logés près des chantiers navals, et comment se comporte la courte traversée de Kosta lorsque la brise d'après-midi se lève. Pour les liaisons plus longues, ils passent au large d'Hydra et du chenal saronique vers la Riviera d'Athènes, ou droit à travers la mer de Myrto vers Sifnos et Milos, en ajustant les fenêtres de départ à la prévision du jour plutôt qu'à un horaire de ferry.
There is no road — and that is the point
Spetses banned private cars long ago: locals move by scooter, horse-drawn carriage and, above all, by boat. There is no airport and no car ferry worth planning around. A private water taxi is not a luxury alternative here — it is the island's native way of arriving, only with a closed cabin, your own schedule and no queue at the Dapia steps.
Skip the Kosta–Piraeus relay
The classic overland route means a shuttle boat to Kosta on the mainland, a long taxi across the Argolid, then the coastal traffic into Athens. A direct fast boat from the Dapia quay to the Astir Marina on the Athens Riviera replaces that whole relay with a single crossing past Hydra and the Saronic islands — luggage loaded once, in a little over two hours.
The Cyclades without the ferry timetable
From Spetses, Sifnos and Milos sit straight across the Myrtoan Sea — but scheduled connections force a detour through Piraeus. A private crossing leaves when you decide, turns a full travel day into an open-sea run of under three hours to Sifnos, a little more to Milos, and lands you at the port you actually asked for.
Where we pick you up.
- Poseidonion Grand Hotel — the 1914 belle-époque landmark facing the Dapia waterfront; boarding on the quay directly opposite the hotel
- Nissia Traditional Residences — seafront residences on the Kounoupitsa promenade, a short walk or tender ride from the Dapia steps
- Dapia harbour — the historic water-taxi quay by the cannons, in the heart of Spetses Town, where boats wait in rotation at the steps
- Old Harbour (Baltiza) — the sheltered yacht and fishing-boat basin at the eastern end of town, with its traditional wooden shipyards
- Kosta pier (mainland) — the landing directly opposite the island, convenient for guests arriving by car from the Peloponnese
- Porto Heli waterfront (mainland) — the natural gateway for villas and resorts of the Argolid coast
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