Metochi to Hydra Ferry Information

Ferry from Metochi to Hydra

10m to 20m · 1 operator

By Dave Briggs

Metochi to Hydra at a glance

Ferries from Metochi to Hydra are scheduled 112 times over the next 14 days, about 8 a day. The earliest departure in that window is 08:00 and the latest is 21:30. The crossing takes between 10m and 20m, depending on the vessel. The route is served by 1 operator: Hydra Lines. There are sailings on all seven days during the next fortnight. Operators have published this timetable as far as 30 September 2026.

Sailings / 14 days112
Per day8.0
First departure08:00
Last departure21:30
Fastest10m
Slowest20m
Operators1
Sailings in the next fortnight run on all seven days
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Operators have published this route's timetable to 30 September 2026. Sailings beyond that date have not been announced yet.

Metochi, a small landing on the Peloponnese coast near Ermioni, is the shortest crossing point to Hydra, taking between ten and twenty minutes. Hydra Lines runs it with the small boats Freedom II and Freedom III, shuttling back and forth across the channel. It is popular with people driving down from Athens who would rather park on the mainland than pay for the longer run out of Piraeus.

Hydra is unusual among Greek islands for banning motor vehicles entirely: transport is on foot, by donkey or mule, or by water taxi. The horseshoe harbour, lined with cannons and stone mansions climbing the slope behind, is the island's only real settlement and its centrepiece. Eighteenth and nineteenth-century captains' houses, art galleries and a long history as an artists' retreat give it a character quite unlike its neighbours.

The shuttle runs many times a day through the season and remains reasonably frequent outside it. Current departures and fares are shown below. There is secure parking at Metochi, and Hydra also connects to Piraeus, Poros and Spetses on the main Saronic fast-ferry line.

Metochi to Hydra Ferry Fares

No published fares for this route yet.

Weekly Metochi to Hydra Ferry Schedule

The repeating pattern behind the dated timetable, without dates. Each row is one scheduled departure and the days it runs.

OperatorVesselDaysDepartsArrivesDurationFromSeasonBook
Hydra LinesFreedom Iii local boat
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri and Sat		08:0008:2020mnow to 2026-08-29Book the Freedom Iii sailing
Hydra LinesFreedom Iii local boat
all seven days		10:0010:2020mnow to 2026-09-30Book the Freedom Iii sailing
Hydra LinesFreedom Ii local boat
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri and Sat		11:0011:1010mnow to 2026-08-31Book the Freedom Ii sailing
Hydra LinesFreedom Iii local boat
all seven days		12:0012:2020mnow to 2026-09-30Book the Freedom Iii sailing
Hydra LinesFreedom Ii local boat
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri and Sat		13:0013:2020mnow to 2026-08-31Book the Freedom Ii sailing
Hydra LinesFreedom Iii local boat
all seven days		14:0014:2020mnow to 2026-09-30Book the Freedom Iii sailing
Hydra LinesFreedom Iii local boat
all seven days		16:0016:2020mnow to 2026-09-30Book the Freedom Iii sailing
Hydra LinesFreedom Iii local boat
all seven days		18:0018:2020mnow to 2026-09-30Book the Freedom Iii sailing
Hydra LinesFreedom Iii local boat
all seven days		20:0020:2020mnow to 2026-09-30Book the Freedom Iii sailing
Hydra LinesFreedom Iii local boat
all seven days		21:3021:5020mnow to 2026-08-31Book the Freedom Iii sailing

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Next 14 days

Every scheduled departure from Metochi to Hydra between 24 August 2026 and 6 September 2026.

DateDepartsArrivesDurationVesselOperator
Mon 2026-08-2408:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-2410:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-2411:0011:1010mFreedom IiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-2412:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-2413:0013:2020mFreedom IiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-2414:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-2416:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-2418:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-2420:0020:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-2421:3021:5020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-08-2508:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-08-2510:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-08-2511:0011:1010mFreedom IiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-08-2512:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-08-2513:0013:2020mFreedom IiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-08-2514:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-08-2516:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-08-2518:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-08-2520:0020:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-08-2521:3021:5020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-08-2608:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-08-2610:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-08-2611:0011:1010mFreedom IiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-08-2612:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-08-2613:0013:2020mFreedom IiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-08-2614:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-08-2616:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-08-2618:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-08-2620:0020:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-08-2621:3021:5020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-08-2708:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-08-2710:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-08-2711:0011:1010mFreedom IiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-08-2712:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-08-2713:0013:2020mFreedom IiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-08-2714:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-08-2716:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-08-2718:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-08-2720:0020:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-08-2721:3021:5020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-08-2808:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-08-2810:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-08-2811:0011:1010mFreedom IiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-08-2812:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-08-2813:0013:2020mFreedom IiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-08-2814:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-08-2816:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-08-2818:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-08-2820:0020:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-08-2821:3021:5020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-08-2908:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-08-2910:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-08-2911:0011:1010mFreedom IiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-08-2912:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-08-2913:0013:2020mFreedom IiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-08-2914:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-08-2916:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-08-2918:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-08-2920:0020:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-08-2921:3021:5020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-08-3010:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-08-3012:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-08-3014:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-08-3016:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-08-3018:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-08-3020:0020:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-08-3021:3021:5020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-3110:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-3111:0011:1010mFreedom IiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-3112:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-3113:0013:2020mFreedom IiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-3114:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-3116:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-3118:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-3120:0020:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-08-3121:3021:5020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-09-0110:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-09-0112:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-09-0114:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-09-0116:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-09-0118:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-09-0120:0020:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-09-0210:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-09-0212:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-09-0214:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-09-0216:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-09-0218:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-09-0220:0020:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-09-0310:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-09-0312:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-09-0314:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-09-0316:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-09-0318:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-09-0320:0020:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-09-0410:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-09-0412:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-09-0414:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-09-0416:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-09-0418:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-09-0420:0020:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-09-0510:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-09-0512:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-09-0514:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-09-0516:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-09-0518:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-09-0520:0020:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-09-0610:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-09-0612:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-09-0614:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-09-0616:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-09-0618:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-09-0620:0020:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines

Frequently Asked Questions

How often do ferries run from Metochi to Hydra?

Ferries from Metochi to Hydra are scheduled 112 times over the next 14 days, about 8 a day. In that fortnight there are departures on all seven days. Operators have published this route's timetable as far as 30 September 2026, and nothing beyond that date has been announced yet.

Are there ferries from Metochi to Hydra today?

Yes, there are 10 sailings from Metochi to Hydra today. Departure times: 08:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00 and 14:00, plus 4 more.

How many ferries run from Metochi to Hydra this week?

67 sailings from Metochi to Hydra are scheduled over the next seven days, typically 10 a day on the days it runs. The busiest day is Mondays.

What time is the first ferry from Metochi to Hydra?

On a day with a service the first ferry from Metochi to Hydra usually leaves at 10:00. Across the published schedule departure times range from 08:00 to 21:30.

How long is the ferry from Metochi to Hydra?

The fastest crossing from Metochi to Hydra takes 10m and the slowest 20m.

Which ferry companies operate the Metochi to Hydra route?

The Metochi to Hydra route is served by Hydra Lines. Crossings run on local boats.

Tips for the Metochi to Hydra ferry

  • Wind on open deck is a reliable form of air conditioning in summer – many Greeks head straight to the deck rather than the air-conditioned saloon.
  • Vehicle dimensions and weight affect your ferry fare; double-check the operator's measurement categories if you are driving an unusually large or heavy vehicle.
  • If you want to avoid the worst of the meltemi, book morning departures from exposed Aegean ports in July and August – conditions are typically calmer before midday.
  • Once you arrive in Hydra, you'll find a car-free island with a picturesque stone-built harbour that has changed little in centuries. The island is best explored on foot or by donkey, with its neoclassical mansions, monasteries, and rocky swimming spots providing plenty to discover.

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Timetable data as published by the operators. Updated 24 August 2026.