The fastest way to get to
Patmos is by charter flights to either Kos or Samos, which start in May
and go till the end of October.
The flight from Vienna to
Kos or Samos takes approximately 2 hours.
From either of those
islands it is then only a 1-1 ½ hour transfer by hydrofoil boat ("flying
dolphin") to Patmos. The hydrofoils leave in the mornings and afternoons.
If one would like to travel
via Athens, there are two big ferry boats leaving Piraeus daily for Patmos.