Kimolos is the small, quiet neighbour of Milos, just off its north-east tip, and one of the least developed islands in the Cyclades. Many visitors come for a night or two of empty beaches, a whitewashed village and almost no traffic. Sifnos, a short way to the north, is busier and better known, especially for its food, its pottery and its hilltop villages. Linking the two lets you add a genuinely off-the-beaten-track stop to a western Cyclades trip without a long journey.
The crossing is quick. On the summer day we sampled, 12 August 2026, the Seajets high-speed boat made it in 20 minutes and the Magic Sea Ferries catamaran in 40. That was a single day, though, and we do not have a Ferryhopper route page for this direction, so we cannot tell you how many days a week these boats run or whether they sail outside the summer season.
Our older route data also lists Blue Star Ferries on this crossing and shows fares from €20, with sailings in every month. We have not been able to match that to a dated timetable, and its listed journey time of about 2 hours is far longer than the high-speed boats in our sample, so treat it as a rough guide only. The booking page is the place to see what actually runs on your date.
The practical advice is simple: check the timetable for your exact day before planning your Kimolos stay, and book the return at the same time. Small islands like Kimolos have far fewer connections than their neighbours, and your way off the island matters as much as your way on.
