How crowded is Mykonos right now?

Mykonos currently has a saturation score of 83/100, classified as Severely overtouristed. This reflects crowd density, visitor impact on infrastructure, local sentiment, and recent trajectory.

What taxes or fees apply to visitors to Mykonos?

Mykonos has 3 documented visitor fees or taxes: Climate Crisis Resilience Fee (overnight accommodation tax) (Varies by category/season); TEPAI - Recreational and Daily Tour Cruise Ships Fee (Varies by vessel length/duration); Residence tax (tourist accommodation tax) (Varies by accommodation category). Each is sourced; see the table for effective dates.

Is Mykonos considered overtouristed?

Mykonos is rated Severely overtouristed on the crowddodger saturation index (83/100). This is considered overtouristed.

When was this assessment last updated?

Saturation scoring for Mykonos was last updated on 2026-05-30. Source verification follows the published crowddodger methodology.

Greece · Europe

Mykonos

Mykonos is the Cyclades at full volume - whitewashed lanes, windmills and a nightlife that draws cruise crowds many times the size of its resident population. With roughly 12,000 permanent residents absorbing 1.29 million arrivals a year, the island has become a flashpoint in Greece's reckoning with overtourism, water scarcity and overdevelopment. New cruise levies, accommodation taxes and proposed visitor caps now ring-fence a destination running well past its design capacity.

Mykonos

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Saturation snapshot

Severely overtouristed

Last updated: 2026-05-30

Movement through central areas is slow — expect to dodge and wait. Lines at major sights routinely exceed 1–2 hours without pre-booking. Iconic views are difficult to photograph without crowds in frame. Local residents have publicly raised concerns about visitor volume.

Crowd Density: 92 source
Visitor Impact: 85 source
Local Sentiment: 70 source
Trajectory: 65 source

Restrictions, taxes & fees

Fee	Amount	When	Source	Verified
Climate Crisis Resilience Fee (overnight accommodation tax) Hotels, rooms and apartments incl. Mykonos; replaces the old accommodation tax	—	Varies by category/season	aade.gr	2026-05-30 Verification pending
TEPAI - Recreational and Daily Tour Cruise Ships Fee Leisure ships and tourist day ships over 7m in Greek waters incl. Mykonos	—	Varies by vessel length/duration	aade.gr	2026-05-30 Verification pending
Residence tax (tourist accommodation tax) Hotels and rented furnished rooms/apartments incl. Mykonos; borne by the customer	—	Varies by accommodation category	gov.gr	2026-05-30 Verification pending

Today, by our data

Current notice: M4.7 earthquake, 42 km SE of Sykiá, Greece (271km away) (USGS). Phone-presence is running above the same week last year. This is one of the quieter periods of the year here by our measures. Anyone standing there today knows more than we do.

Assembled from official statistics, public data feeds and our own measurements. Conditions change faster than data does — verify anything that affects your plans.

Current conditions

Conditions change — verify with the linked source before travelling. Last checked 2026-10-31.

caution hazard

M4.7 earthquake, 42 km SE of Sykiá, Greece (271km away)

Magnitude 4.7, 271km from destination

Source: USGS