Vlychada Marina taxi and transfers

Vlychada Marina is the small boat harbour on the south coast, below the white cliffs of Vlychada beach and a few minutes' drive from Emporio, the largest inland village. Catamarans and day boats leave from its pontoons for the caldera and the volcano, which makes the marina a pickup and drop-off point in its own right. By road it is one of the quiet corners of the island, a single lane down from the main road, the beach car park, then the gate.

Cars go no further than the marina gate, so every pickup and drop happens there. For a morning departure the driver drops you at the gate with the bags and you walk the pontoon. For a pickup we ask for the boat's name and its expected return time; the driver watches the clock and waits at the gate with your name. Boats coming back from a sunset cruise arrive after dark, and the pickup costs the same as at noon.

Distances from the marina are longer than they look on the map, because the road runs inland before it turns north. Fira is 15 km, about 20 minutes. Oia is 25 km, about 30 minutes, and the airport 14 km, about 20 minutes. Perissa and Perivolos, the nearest beach resorts, are 10 minutes away. Kamari is 20 minutes, and Athinios port 15 minutes across the south-west of the island.

A saloon takes up to 4 people with cruise bags, a van 5 to 8. For a private charter group we send a minibus that seats up to 20, or arrange a larger bus. Vlychada itself, with the beach and the old tomato factory, is on the same road and priced the same as the marina.