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Getting around
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HOW TO GET ABOUT
There are buses that serve Skopelos town and its area, all the way up to Glossa (the second main village of the island) and then down to the second port (Loutraki). The daily timetable is written on a large board next to the “bus station” (ie. the space where the busses stop) next to the large parking area, at the port. You pay the bus driver as you get on or the bus conductor when the journey starts and prices will vary due to your destination like at home. However, it is much more reasonable.
Taxis also stop here near the port area and will take you to where ever you wish to go and if they are not too busy that day you can arrange with them to be picked up from your chosen destination. They may even give you their mobile number so that you can call them to arrange a pick up. They will offer a flat rate to the destination;
There is a catamaran, a fast catamaran, ferryboat and hydrofoil (Flying Dolphin) service connecting the Sporades islands with Volos and also with Agios Konstandinos. The times of the services tend to change very often. It takes about 25 minutes to reach Alonissos (the next island) by hydrofoil, 50 minutes to reach Skiathos and about 2 hours and 15 minutes to get to Volos. Agios is slightly less. Ferryboats do take quite a bit longer to reach there destination. In the high season there is also a service to Thessaloniki; During the months of July and August, there are extra hydrofoil services connecting the above regions and extra stop off points on the mainland. It is the Greek holiday season however, so boats and Dolphins get extremely full and sometimes tickets are impossible to find!