Holidays to Tilos

Flights to Rhodes - the optimum days for same-day transfers to Tilos are Wednesday and Sunday - also Saturday but only if the flight back to UK departs 20.30 or later.

These will use the local ferryboat Panagia Evangelistria operating from the small port of Kamiros Skala on Rhodes’ west coast, an approximate 35 minute transfer time from the airport. In 2025 the boat operated from 13 April to 26 October using the following schedules.

• Departs Kamiros Skala 18.00, arrives Tilos 19.15 (Wed, Sat, Sun)
• Departs Tilos 07.00, arrives Kamiros Skala 08.15 (Wed, Sun)
• Departs Tilos 16.30, arrives Kamiros Skala 17.45 (Wed, Sat, Sun)

There is a cafe and taverna at Kamiros Skala where you can leave luggage and wait for the boat or departure transfer. If you have a long connecting time on departure between ferry arrival and the flight departure (3 hours plus) we can delay your pick-up time from Kamiros Skala on request.

Ferries from Rhodes Town are also scheduled to operate in 2025 on Wednesday and Thursday (morning out with an afternoon return) - we would arrange an overnight hotel in Rhodes Town as required.

We have our own local representative based on Tilos. However, please note that transfers are not escorted.

Available locally - please see our representative.

Tilos is not the easiest island to twin centre or island hop from due to limited ferry connections. In 2025 there is a connection on Wednesday and Thursday with Halki, Nisyros, Kos, and (on Thursday only) Patmos. Halki is also possible on some other days using small local boats with a connection at Kamiros Skala port on Rhodes. Last year Symi had a direct ferry to/from Tilos 3 times a week (Mon, Thu, Fri - NB better ferry timings with Symi first). Other islands are possible via Rhodes.

Independent walkers will find a network of trails, some of which can be viewed here. There is an excellent book 'Exploring Tilos' available locally detailing 55 walks. Our island representative will also be able to give information on walking options locally.

Tilos is the most enlightened Greek island we know and leads the way in environmental protection and eco-tourism. The island’s 64 sq kms, together with the surrounding archipelago of 16 uninhabited islets, have been designated an important Bird Area, an EU-registered Special Protection Area and a Nature 2000 site among others.

Ambitious Tilos is the first island in the Mediterranean to be powered solely by renewable energy, as reported here, and is equally proud also to be the first Zero Waste island in Greece.