Getting around · Island buses
Cyclades bus timetables.
Island bus times from the operators’ own publications, with the dates they are valid for and where each one comes from. Where we have not verified a timetable, we say so rather than guess.
- Islands
- 24
- Timetable published
- 3
- Research date
- 2026-09-27
Which Cyclades islands have a bus timetable?
We have published verified bus timetables for 3 of the 24 Cyclades islands: Paros (KTEL Paros, 11 Sept – 2 Oct 2026); Sifnos (the Municipality of Sifnos, 21–27 Sept 2026); Amorgos (Amorgos Bus Company, 21 Sept – 11 Oct 2026). Every other island's page shows its official source and what is holding it up. A missing timetable does not mean there is no bus.
Bus timetables
Coverage by island.
One line per island. A missing timetable is not evidence that no bus runs.
| Island | Status | Valid | Published by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amorgos | Timetable published | 2026-09-21 → 2026-10-11 | Amorgos Bus Company | |
| Paros | Timetable published | 2026-09-11 → 2026-10-02 | KTEL Paros | |
| Sifnos | Timetable published | 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-27 | Sifnos bus service (Municipality of Sifnos publication) | |
| Andros | Source found, not yet imported | — | KTEL Andros | Day-matrix HTML adapter not written; route-level effective periods not verified. |
| Antiparos | Source found, not yet imported | — | Oliaros Tours (Antiparos) | Operator timetable prints no end date for the 2026 summer season; late-season validity unconfirmed. |
| Folegandros | Source found, not yet imported | — | Folegandros Buses | HTML table adapter not written; very short validity windows need frequent checks. |
| Kea | Source found, not yet imported | — | Municipality of Kea | Two complementary image calendars need structured transcription with review. |
| Mykonos | Source found, not yet imported | — | Mykonos Bus (KTEL Mykonos) | Route-level effective dates conflict with a stale page title; boarding relocation notices need scoping. |
| Santorini | Source found, not yet imported | — | KTEL Santorini | Route pages need per-route validity extraction; adapter not written. |
| Donousa | Source has a problem | — | Donoussa Transfer | Only an August 2026 program is published; September applicability not established. |
| Ios | Source has a problem | — | KTEL Ios | Source contains a malformed time ("16::5"); Manganari route has its own end date. |
| Kimolos | Source has a problem | — | Kimolos local bus carrier (via gokimolos.gr) | Publisher page returned a verification screen; it is not the municipality. |
| Milos | Source has a problem | — | Milos Buses | Dynamic date-picker source with unrelated commercial links; integrity review and permitted rendering not yet done. |
| Naxos | Source has a problem | — | KTEL Naxos (naxosbuses.com) | Outbound and inbound sections print different validity ranges; plain fetches were refused (403). |
| Serifos | Source has a problem | — | Serifos Travel Bus | Municipal page behind a verification screen; private operator PDF is labelled 2025. |
| Syros | Source has a problem | — | KTEL Syros | Weekday heading says 2025 while weekend heading says 2026; year cannot be fixed from a filename. |
| Tinos | Source has a problem | — | — | Historical KTEL domain serves unrelated content; quarantined. |
| Anafi | No verified timetable | — | — | Municipal site says bus schedules are "soon"; no dated publication. |
| Iraklia | No verified timetable | — | — | No authoritative operator or municipal timetable identified. |
| Koufonisia | No verified timetable | — | — | No primary scheduled bus/minibus timetable identified. |
| Kythnos | No verified timetable | — | — | Bus operator and publication not identified (municipal page covers ferries). |
| Schinoussa | No verified timetable | — | — | No public-bus publication identified; the schinoussa.gr domain is a hotel. |
| Sikinos | No verified timetable | — | — | No current primary timetable found. |
| Thirasia | No verified timetable | — | — | No official bus timetable verified for Thirasia. |
How these timetables are checked
Each island page shows one operator or municipal publication, with the dates it prints. We fetch the source on a schedule, keep a private copy as evidence, and a person reviews every new layout, image timetable, route change and date conflict before anything goes live.
When a printed period ends, the page stops showing “next bus” times, even if the source has not been checked again. Stops without a printed time are shown as untimed, never estimated. Discover Cyclades does not run buses and has no live bus positions.
FAQ
Cyclades buses: common questions.
- Which Cyclades islands have buses?
- We have published verified timetables for: Paros (KTEL Paros, 11 Sept – 2 Oct 2026); Sifnos (the Municipality of Sifnos, 21–27 Sept 2026); Amorgos (Amorgos Bus Company, 21 Sept – 11 Oct 2026). Each other island's page shows its official source and what is holding it up (no current timetable is established yet for Anafi, Iraklia, Koufonisia, Kythnos, Schinoussa, Sikinos and others). A missing timetable does not mean there is no bus.
- Where do these bus times come from?
- From the operators' own publications — KTEL companies, municipalities and private bus operators. Every island page names the source, the dates the timetable covers and when it was last checked.
- What happens when a timetable expires?
- The page keeps it as a labelled archive and stops giving "next bus" times until the operator publishes the next one and we have checked it.
- Can I track Cyclades buses live?
- No. These are scheduled times; there is no live bus tracking, delay information or seat availability.
