Although connected by dirt road with Spóa, much the easiest (and usual) way to get to northern Kárpathos is by sea. Inter-island ferries call at Dhiafáni two or three times a week in season, or there are the above-cited smaller tour kaïkia from Pigádhia daily. The journey time on the smaller boats is about ninety minutes, with boats met at Dhiafáni by buses for the eight-kilometre transfer up to the traditional village of Ólymbos, the main attraction in this part of the island