Patmos for travelers

The closest Airports to Patmos are in Samos , Kos island and Leros Island. So you book a Flight to Samos, Leros or Kos, and travel to Patmos with a Catamaran.
From these islands the fastest way to come to Patmos are the Hydrofoils and the Catamaran.
Patmos is so small it’s a good thing that there is no airport for it would be over crowded with people and the noise pollution would be annoying.
The only way to get to Patmos is by sea.
Please note that these times sometimes do change so contact the Ferry office, travel agencies or port authorities for confirmation. You can also call the PORT AUTHORITIES of Piraeus, for the boat schedules of today and tomorrow to all islands in Greece.
Ferries leave from Gate E1 in Piraeus port daily. Gate E1 is for islands of the Dodecanese, to which Patmos belongs.
Tickets for all ferries are available from the corresponding kiosks across from the boats at the port . Do try to be there early , as some people miss their boats due to queuing for tickets.
For Blue Star Ferries timetables and price visit www.bluestarferries.gr
G.A ferries www.gaferries.gr usually leave between 13.00-15.00 hours.
Timetables are available only for the full tourist season of July – August. They are usually issued late June. These times sometimes change so call the Ferry office to confirm for the boat schedules of today and tomorrow to all islands in Greece.
Flying dolphins
From there you can catch a flying dolphin (hydrofoil) or a small private vessel. Caution: When the wind speed reaches 6-7 Beaufort the flying dolphins (hydrofoils) do not leave the port they are at.
There are also small privately-owned ferry boats from different islands like Lipsi and Lerosusually doing day tours to Patmos, their times change regularly so calling the port authorities is the only way to verify their times. Call travel agencies for more, if any details.

The History of Patmos

Patmos Located in the Dodecanese islands, It is the most northern island of the Archipelago and is very near to Leros and Lipsi. The island of Patmos is seldom mentioned by the ancient authors into their books. It is to be supposed that its prehistoric inhabitants were the Carians. The name Patmos, as it is generally believed derives from the word Latmos, which is the name of a mountain of Caria, a country situated across the island in Asia Minor where the goddess Diane (Artemis), was particularly adored.
Patmos was at times colonized by the Dorians and thereafter followed the Ionians. It is said that the mythology hero Oreste pursued by the Furies, because he killed his mother Clytemnestra, took shelter in Patmos, coming with the Argiens.
The walls of the 6th and 4th centuries BC, of the ancient Acropole situated over the hill Castelli, are evidencing the location of the ancient town. From the well preserved until now relics, it is to be supposed that into the Acropolis ground existed at times the Apollon Temple, the Bacchus Temple and the Hippodrome. Old cemeteries, pottery fragments, carved works in bas-reliefs, inscriptions, sepulchral stones and other dispersed or framed into walls sculptures of the Christian orthodox churches, all said evidences are a proof of the flourishing and prosperous stand of the ancient Patmos.
At the former ancient age it was particularly adored in Patmos the goddess Diana, who was considered as the Patroness of the island. Under the domination of the Romans, the island failed to decline. It was abandoned and used as an exile place.