Lemnos International Airport to Moudros
Only 8 km from the terminal — the closest settlement; a taxi is €12–18 on the posted board.
A village on the great bay that served as the Allied naval base for Gallipoli, with a Commonwealth war cemetery on the hillside above it and one of the largest natural harbours in the Aegean below.
Every way to get there
Our verdict: for Moudros, a private transfer is the easiest door-to-door option (from €22). Travelling light on a budget? The bus is cheapest (from €2) but slower, with a change in the city.
What it costs for your group
The bus is charged per person, while a taxi or private transfer is one price for the whole car — so the more of you there are, the better door-to-door value looks.
| Group | Bus (per person) | Private transfer | Best value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo · 1 traveller | €2 | €22 | Bus |
| Couple · 2 travellers | €4 | €22 | Bus |
| Family of 4 · 4 travellers | €8 | €22 | Bus |
Which option should you choose?
| If your priority is… | Our pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest price | Bus | From €2, though slower with a change in the city. |
| Speed & comfort | Private transfer | Door-to-door, fixed price, a driver waiting for you. |
| A group of 3–4 | Transfer or taxi | One flat fare splits cheaper than several bus tickets. |
| A late-night arrival | Transfer or taxi | Both run 24/7 when buses and the tram have stopped. |
By transport mode
Taxi
Straightforward and cheap. If you are visiting the war cemetery rather than the village, say so — it sits on the slope above the bay a little outside the settlement.
Where to catch it: Twelve minutes east across flat farmland; the shortest posted fare on the board.
Best for small groups in a hurryCar rental
Being close to the airport and central on the island makes Moudros an efficient place to keep a car — Myrina is twenty-five minutes west, the eastern dunes twenty minutes on, and Poliochni fifteen.
Where to catch it: Twelve minutes; parking is unrestricted almost everywhere on this side of the island.
Best for travellers who want to exploreBus / shuttle
A couple of euros when it runs. With three services a day, the practical answer for eight kilometres is usually the rank outside.
Where to catch it: The Myrina route passes through this side of the island, but departures are few and timed for islanders.
Best for solo & budget travellersPrivate transfer
Most people coming specifically for the Gallipoli connection combine Moudros with the cemeteries at Portianou and Myrina — a half-day by car rather than a series of separate taxi fares.
Where to catch it: Rarely needed at this distance, but useful if you are arriving on the last flight and the small rank has already gone.
Best for families, groups & late arrivalsMoudros & Lemnos in photos
Buying tickets in Lemnos
Lemnos does something unusual and helpful: taxis at the airport work to a posted fare board with set prices to the main settlements — Myrina around €30, Moudros €12–18, Plati €32–38, Thanos €34–42. Glance at the whole list on your way out, because it tells you what journeys will cost later in the week. KTEL Limnou also runs buses to Myrina roughly three times a day, Monday to Saturday, taking about 31 minutes for a few euros, terminating at Eleftherios Venizelos square where all island routes begin. There are no Sunday services. Beyond the capital the network thins to village runs timed for residents, and the beaches are essentially unserved, which is why nearly everyone staying outside Myrina hires a car.
Taxi scams & safety in Lemnos
With fares posted rather than negotiated, Lemnos is about as low-friction as Greek island arrivals get. The risks here are logistical. The rank is small — this island takes few flights — so a full arrival can clear it. More importantly, large parts of Lemnos have no taxi rank and no passing traffic at all: Keros, Thanos, Agios Ioannis and the archaeological site at Poliochni are all places a car drops you and then leaves. If you take a taxi to a site rather than a settlement, agree a return time with the same driver before they go. And if you are flying out early from anywhere outside Myrina, arrange the departure transfer when you book the arrival — with three buses a day and no passing trade at dawn, there is no fallback.
Getting from LXS to Moudros
Moudros is eight kilometres from the terminal, the closest settlement to it, and it sits on one of the largest natural harbours in the Aegean — a bay so vast and sheltered that the Allied fleet used it as the base for the Gallipoli campaign in 1915. Twelve minutes by road across flat farmland, and €12 to €18 on the posted taxi board.
The shortest fare on the list
Twelve minutes east on a straight road, and the cheapest posted price at the airport. If you are visiting the war cemetery rather than the village itself, say so — it sits on the slope above the bay a little outside the settlement, and the entrance is easy to drive past.
What the bay was used for
Moudros Bay held the fleet: hospital ships, transports, battleships, the whole logistical apparatus of the Dardanelles operation. The armistice with the Ottoman Empire was signed aboard a ship anchored here in October 1918. What survives ashore is quieter — the Commonwealth war cemetery above the village, with graves of men who died of wounds after being brought back from the peninsula, and a second cemetery at Portianou across the bay.
The cemeteries, and how to see them properly
There are three sites: Moudros East, Portianou, and a smaller plot at Myrina. Between them they hold around two thousand graves, largely British, Australian and New Zealand, with Egyptian and Indian labour corps burials as well. They are open, unstaffed and immaculately kept. Seeing all three is a half-day by car and effectively impossible by bus — which is the practical argument for hiring, if you have come to Lemnos for this reason specifically.
Bus service exists in principle
The Myrina route passes through this side of the island, but with about three departures a day timed for islanders, the practical answer for eight kilometres is the rank outside the terminal. A couple of euros when it runs, and a long wait when it does not.
The village itself, honestly
Moudros is a working settlement rather than a destination — a square, a church, a few tavernas along the water, boats pulled up on the shore. It is not pretty in the way Myrina is. What it has is position: eight minutes from the airport, roughly central on the island, and on the bay whose history is the reason a lot of visitors come.
An efficient place to keep a car
€25 to €45 a day, and being close to both the terminal and the middle of the island makes this a sensible base for driving. Myrina is twenty-five minutes west, the eastern dunes and beaches twenty minutes on, Poliochni fifteen. Parking is unrestricted almost everywhere on this side of Lemnos, which cannot be said of the capital in August.
The salt lakes and what lives on them
North of Moudros are the Aliki and Chortarolimni lagoons, shallow salt lakes that fill in winter and draw flamingos, herons and a long list of migrating waders through spring. By August they are dry white pans. There is a hide and a track, and almost nobody goes — birdwatchers who make the trip to Lemnos usually come for this rather than the beaches.
Eating in a village that does not cater
Moudros has a few tavernas along the water serving what islanders eat rather than a tourist menu, and prices to match. There is no beach bar, no cocktail list and no English-language sign that is trying to sell you anything. If you have come for the war graves or the lagoons this is a straightforward place to have lunch; if you were expecting a resort waterfront, the capital is twenty-five minutes west.
If you are coming specifically for the Gallipoli connection, allow more time than the distances suggest. The three cemetery sites are spread across the island, the roads between them are slow rather than long, and the visitor books are worth reading properly. Most people who make this trip find that a planned two hours becomes most of a day.
Practically: €12–18 on the posted board for a twelve-minute run, and a hire car if the war graves or the lagoons are why you came — neither is reachable on three buses a day.
