Metochi to Hydra Ferry Information

Ferry from Metochi to Hydra

20m · from €7.50 · 1 operator

By Dave Briggs

Small passenger boats, tickets at the port

Hydra Lines’ small passenger boats cross between Hydra harbour and Metochi on the mainland coast of the Peloponnese several times a day, all year round. Hydra is car-free, so these boats carry foot passengers only. Turn up about 15 minutes before a sailing and buy your ticket there.

  • Tickets: Bought at the port before you board; the ticket kiosk is on the Metochi side.
  • Fares: Adult €7.50 one way (€14 return); children aged 5–10 €4; under-4s free.
  • Operator: Hydra Lines

From 1 November the 13:00 from Hydra and the 14:00 from Metochi stop running, according to the operator.

Sources: Hydra Lines website, October 2026; hydradirect.com local information site, February 2025 (checked 24 October 2026).

Metochi to Hydra at a glance

Ferries from Metochi to Hydra are scheduled 76 times over the next 14 days, 5 or 6 a day. The earliest departure in that window is 08:00 and the latest is 18:00. The crossing takes 20m. The route is served by 1 operator: Hydra Lines. Published fares start from €7.50. There are sailings on all seven days during the next fortnight. Operators have published this timetable as far as 13 November 2026.

Sailings / 14 days76
How often5 or 6 a day
First departure08:00
Last departure18:00
Crossing time20m
Fares from€7.50
Operators1

Tickets from

Standard ticket€7.50Book now
Adult (one way)€7.50Book now

Lowest published figure for each kind of ticket, one way. The price you pay depends on the sailing and the date you choose.

Sailings in the next fortnight run on all seven days
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Operators have published this route's timetable to 13 November 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

Tickets from €7.50.

Ticket classes by operator

Prices for a single adult or vehicle, one way: the cheapest fare on sale for each ticket type, from the operators’ booking systems or published price lists. Fares change, so check the price when you book.

Hydra Lines

Ticket typeCategoryFare
Adult (one way)passenger€7.50

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		08:0008:2020m2026-10-24 to 2026-11-13Book the Freedom Iii sailing
Hydra LinesFreedom Iii local boat
all seven days		10:0010:2020m2026-10-24 to 2026-11-13Book the Freedom Iii sailing
Hydra LinesFreedom Iii local boat
all seven days		12:0012:2020m2026-10-24 to 2026-11-13Book the Freedom Iii sailing
Hydra LinesFreedom Iii local boat
all seven days		14:0014:2020m2026-10-24 to 2026-10-31Book the Freedom Iii sailing
Hydra LinesFreedom Iii local boat
all seven days		16:0016:2020m2026-10-24 to 2026-11-13Book the Freedom Iii sailing
Hydra LinesFreedom Iii local boat
all seven days		18:0018:2020m2026-10-24 to 2026-11-13Book the Freedom Iii sailing

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Next 14 days

Every scheduled departure from Metochi to Hydra between 24 October 2026 and 6 November 2026.

DateDepartsArrivesDurationVesselOperator
Sat 2026-10-2408:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-10-2410:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-10-2412:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-10-2414:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-10-2416:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-10-2418:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-10-2510:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-10-2512:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-10-2514:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-10-2516:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-10-2518:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-10-2608:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-10-2610:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-10-2612:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-10-2614:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-10-2616:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-10-2618:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-10-2708:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-10-2710:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-10-2712:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-10-2714:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-10-2716:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-10-2718:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-10-2808:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-10-2810:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-10-2812:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-10-2814:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-10-2816:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-10-2818:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-10-2908:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-10-2910:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-10-2912:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-10-2914:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-10-2916:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-10-2918:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-10-3008:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-10-3010:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-10-3012:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-10-3014:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-10-3016:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-10-3018:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-10-3108:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-10-3110:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-10-3112:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-10-3114:0014:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-10-3116:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sat 2026-10-3118:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-11-0110:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-11-0112:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-11-0116:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Sun 2026-11-0118:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-11-0208:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-11-0210:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-11-0212:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-11-0216:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Mon 2026-11-0218:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-11-0308:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-11-0310:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-11-0312:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-11-0316:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Tue 2026-11-0318:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-11-0408:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-11-0410:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-11-0412:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-11-0416:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Wed 2026-11-0418:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-11-0508:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-11-0510:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-11-0512:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-11-0516:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Thu 2026-11-0518:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-11-0608:0008:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-11-0610:0010:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-11-0612:0012:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-11-0616:0016:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines
Fri 2026-11-0618:0018:2020mFreedom IiiHydra Lines

Frequently Asked Questions

How often do ferries run from Metochi to Hydra?

Ferries from Metochi to Hydra are scheduled 76 times over the next 14 days, 5 or 6 a day. In that fortnight there are departures on all seven days. Operators have published this route's timetable as far as 13 November 2026, and nothing beyond that date has been announced yet.

Are there ferries from Metochi to Hydra today?

Yes, there are 6 sailings from Metochi to Hydra today. Departure times: 08:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00 and 18:00.

How many ferries run from Metochi to Hydra this week?

41 sailings from Metochi to Hydra are scheduled over the next seven days, typically 6 a day on the days it runs. The busiest day is Saturdays.

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 08:00. Across the published schedule departure times range from 08:00 to 18:00.

How long is the ferry from Metochi to Hydra?

The crossing from Metochi to Hydra takes 20m.

How much does the Metochi to Hydra ferry cost?

Published fares for the Metochi to Hydra ferry start from €7.50. The figure you pay depends on the vessel, the ticket class and the date you travel.

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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Fares shown are the operators’ published tariffs. Timetable data as published by the operators. Updated 24 October 2026.