![]() Lesvos is not a main tourist destination; therefore there are only a few direct charter flights from some EU countries throughout the 6 summer months. You can buy direct flights from your travel agent. Just tell them the destination airport is Mytilini or Mytilene (MJT) on Lesvos or Lesbos. Of course you can come any day you like via Athens or Thessalonica using the scheduled flights of Olympic and Aegean airways. An alternative is to use the ferry.! |
FROM UK to Mytilini (MJT): There are direct charter flights to Lesvos from Gatwick and Manchester every Thursday. Try a flight only at XL Airways or look for a flight with the cheapest bed at Firstchoice. EasyJet. This company runs daily scheduled flights from London Luton Airport to Athens. It's worth checking out the less popular days, like Monday for some really cheap deals. British Airways. You can often get some good deals to Athens on World Offers. The Greek companies Olympic Airways or Aegean Airlines with the advantage that your baggage is checked through to Mytilini, your final destination. If this is "all Greek to you" and you prefer somebody else to do all this job for you, from air tickets up to hotel booking, then contact Inntravel this is the only travel company in UK that we work together and they are nice people ready to help you. |
From GERMANY to Mytilini (MJT): Air Berlin took over from LTU for 2008. Now you can fly from most German towns and Vienna via Munich or Nunemberg. The number of planes remains at only two/week and still only every Wednesday. via Athens or Thessalonica several companies: TUIfly, & Germanwings from Köln and from Stuttgart. Then also EasyJet from Berlin The Greek companies Olympic Airways or Aegean Airlines (from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, München) with the advantage that your baggage is checked through to Mytilini, your final destination. If that " kommt Ihnen Spanisch vor" and you prefer somebody else to do all this job for you, from air tickets up to hotel booking, then Vamos Reisen this is a relative small travel company based in Hanover with lovely people ready to help you. |
From HOLLAND to Mytilini (MJT): On Monday & Friday try to find a charter flight at If you prefer somebody else to do all this job for you, from air tickets up to hotel booking, then contact the walking specialists of StapReizen this is the only travel company in Holland that we work together and they are nice people ready to help you. From BELGIUM to Lesbos (MJT): http://www.jetairfly.com/ Mondays & Thursdays From DENMARK to Lesbos (MJT): http://www.apollorejser.dk/ From NORWAY to Lesbos (MJT): http://www.apollo.no/ From SWEDEN to Lesbos (MJT): http://www.apollo.se/ From SWITZERLAND to Mytilini (MJT): There are direct charter flights to Lesvos from Zurich Edelweiss Air If you prefer somebody else to do the air tickets for you, then contact our friend Anika at ANIKAS REISEN AG - LUZERN, a small Reisebüro with lovely people willing to help you. From USA or CANADA: There are no direct flights from America to Lesvos - airport Mytilene (MJT). Travellers from North America might like to consider buying a cheap flight to Athens and then a scheduled flight or the ferry to Lesvos or a cheap flight to London Heathrow or Gatwick and then getting a direct charter flight from London Gatwick. |
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Coming via Athens or Thessalonica: There are two companies: Olympic and Aegean and they offer daily two or three flights each. It's worth checking with Olympic Airways or Aegean Airlines, particularly if it's not high season and provided you book well in advance. The local one way flight costs about €90, but they often quote competitive prices right through to Mytilene, with the advantage that your baggage is checked through to your final destination. Island hopping By air: Direct flight from Crete to Lesvos every Friday & Sunday. More info you can find at Skyexpress. Olympic Airways offers also flights from Lemnos, Chios, and Rodos. Twice per week there is also a ferry from/to these islands |
Another idea is to use the ferry. There are everyday two ferries from Athens/Piraeus and for this summer season ferry companies have promised to sort out schedules earlier than usual! Looking at the following links, you can find out times and costs and you will realize that with two big ferries coming everyday to Lesvos ... it is not a problem to do it in the "Greek way" ... to book just one month (or maybe two for August) before your trip! Because the Ferry boat, for us Greeks, is similar to a bus or train in your countries. Try these: Ferry boat “Nisos Mykonos” with Hellenic Seaways Attention: this is not an overnight ferry it needs only 8 hours to come and it has only few cabins. Usually leaves Athens/Piraeus at about 14:00 and arrives at 22:00 in Mytilini. Costs 35/person. Ferry boat “Mytilini”
or “Theophilos”
(both overnight ferries, 12 hours trip) with Useful details: If you arrive early in the day in Athens airport, you have plenty of time to catch the quick ferry and be with us the same night (about € 35 ) or you can go in the centre, visit the old and ancient town and catch at 18:00 or 19:00 the overnight ferry (this trip is more expensive (about € 35 ) in a cabin but you don't pay a hotel for that night. Bus (€ 3.20) or train (€ 7.00) or Taxi (€ 27.00) from
Athens airport to the city or to the port (Piraeus). Strange but train
is not quicker! They all need one or one & half hour depending on
the traffic. |
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