Illustration after a photo: boats in Volos port
After a photo by Khane Rokhl Barazani (CC BY-SA 4.0). Credits

The two ports

Volos (Βόλος)

The port is run by OLV S.A. (Port of Volos). All passenger traffic uses the central pier, which also houses the Port Authority and OLV, and has a car park. The pier is about 200 m from the city centre, and the railway station is about 300 m from the port limits. Besides the Sporades, Volos has sea links to Trikeri, Agios Konstantinos and Thessaloniki.

OLV S.A. (Port of Volos)
Central pier, Volos 382 21 · +30 24213 16150 · admin@port-volos.gr
Central pier car park
+30 24210 76579
Volos Central Port Authority (Coast Guard)
Central pier, Volos · +30 24213 53800 · volos@hcg.gr
Seajets call centre
+30 210 710 7710

Skiathos port

Boats from Volos arrive at Skiathos town. The pine-covered Bourtzi peninsula separates the old port from the new one. The port is managed by the Skiathos Municipal Port Fund.

Skiathos Port Authority (Coast Guard)
Loutraki, near the 1st Primary School · +30 24270 22017 · skiathos@hcg.gr · VHF 12
Skiathos Municipal Port Fund
+30 24270 23702
Skiathos Transport (island buses)
+30 24270 22497

Bad weather can cancel sailings, hydrofoils first. Check with the company or call the Port Authority before you set off.

Sources: Port of Volos (OLV S.A.) – passenger port: Sporades connections, central pier · Port of Volos (OLV S.A.) – contact details · Hellenic Coast Guard – port authorities (Volos, Skiathos) · Skiathos Municipal Port Fund – Skiathos Port Authority page · Skiathos Transport – island bus timetables and contact · Seajets – Skiathos, Skopelos and Alonissos from Volos and Mantoudi (Evia)