Methana to Hydra Ferry

By Dave Briggs

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The last known sailing on this route was on 27 September 2026.

No timetable beyond that date has been published yet. Greek operators often release the next season’s schedules only a few months ahead, so this can be a seasonal pause rather than the end of the route. Check whether it is currently available to book through Ferryscanner.

Historically, this route ran about 0.7 sailings a day in August 2025, about 0.6 sailings a day in September 2025, about 0.9 sailings a day in June 2026, about 0.8 sailings a day in July 2026, about 1 sailings a day in August 2026, about 0.8 sailings a day in September 2026.

Magic Sea Ferries link Methana with Hydra using the Magic 2 and Magic 3, small fast catamarans that cover the distance in thirty-five minutes to an hour depending on the calls in between. The route runs down the sheltered water between the Peloponnese coast and the Saronic islands, so it is rarely rough. These are compact boats with limited deck space and no vehicles.

Hydra bans motor traffic altogether, so you step off onto a quay worked by donkeys, mules and water taxis. The horseshoe harbour is lined with cannons and stone mansions climbing the slope behind, and it is effectively the island's only settlement of consequence. Galleries, old captains' houses and a long history as an artists' retreat give it a character quite unlike its neighbours.

Sailings run roughly daily in season, thinning out considerably outside it. The current timetable and fares are below, with prices starting in the mid twenties in euro. If nothing fits, Poros is the usual alternative hop, with very frequent onward services to Hydra.

Last published timetable

Shown as history: these sailings are no longer bookable, but they are how the route ran when it was last scheduled.

DepartsArrivesDaysValidOperatorVessel
13:1514:15Mon, Tue, Wed and Thuuntil 24 Sep 2026Magic Sea FerriesMagic 3
13:1514:15Satuntil 26 Sep 2026Magic Sea FerriesMagic 3