Greece ferry schedules and timetables

Greek Ferries- timetables for the Greek islands and 2008 itineraries

Ferries ,hydrofoils and catamarans are every summer the main engine of tourism transporting thousands of passengers to the Greek islands ,here are some standard routes and web addresses of various Greek ferry companies that you can check the timetables and prices .Because we are not responsible for any changes in timetables or departures for several Greek islands we suggest you to contact the companies or if you are in Greece the best way is to call the port authorities of Piraeus at the telephone 210-4147800 and check the daily ferry schedules for the island you want to go. Be aware that in the high season July August especially around the 15 of August if you want a cabin on a ferry is very difficult we advise you to book in advance if you want to travel in the Greek islands during that period with a cabin ,if you get a ticket for deck or a Pullman seat that won't be a problem. Ferries are the largest means of sea transport in Greece

Ferries to Crete

MINOAN LINES
From Piraeus to Heraclion Crete :Daily departures , fast route (6,5 hours) daily at 11:00 am. arrival at 17:30. Normal route daily 21.00 arrival at 06.00 am.  from 01.09.2007 till 31.01.2008  .Departure at 21.00 arrival at 05.20 from 01.07.2007 until 31.01.2008, more information at www.minoan.gr Minoan lines has also sea routes to Corfu , Igoumenitsa and Ferry connections to Italy from Patras see below Italy Greece ferries

ANEK FERRY LINES
From Piraeus to Chania :Daily departures at 16:30 arrival 22:25
From Piraeus to Chania, Rethymno :departures every Monday Wednesday Friday at 20:00 arrival at Chania at 04:45 at Rethymno 07.30
From Piraeus to Heraclio :Daily departures at 20:30 arrival at 05:30
Chania Piraeus dep:23:59 arrival: 05:55
Rethymno Piraeus departures every Tuesday Thursday Saturday at 20.00 pm arrival at Piraeus at 06.00
more information at www.anek.gr the same company has also ferries to Corfu Igoumenitsa and Italy from the ports of Ancona ,Venice and Patras

HELLENIC SEAWAYS
Daily* departures from Piraeus to Rethymno at 18:45 with High Speed 4 arrival at Rethymno 23:15. * From 06/05/2008 - 29/05/208 departures every Monday Saturday Sunday at 18.45.From 30/05/2008- 28/09/208 daily at 18.45.

FERRY CONNECTION FROM CRETE TO THE CYCLADES-SANTORINI IOS PAROS MYKONOS

The Flying Cat 4 of Hellenic seaways departs daily from Heraklio Crete at 09.45 to Santorini 11:30, Ios 12:25, Paros 13:35, Mykonos 14:25 and returns at Heraklio at 19.25 from Mykonos 14:45, Paros 15:45, Ios 16:50, Santorini 17:45.

Ferries to Cyclades islands ITINERARIES 2008
Daily departures from Piraeus at *17.30 with F/B BLUE STAR NAXOS www.bluestarferies.gr to Syros, Paros, Naxos, Santorini, Iraklia, Shinousa, Koufonisi, Donousa, Amorgos, Astypalea

F/B Blue star Naxos
Monday:Departure at 17.30 from Piraeus to Paros ,Naxos ,Donousa ,Amorgos ,Astypalea
Tuesday: Departure at 17.30 from Piraeus to Syros ,Paros ,Naxos, Iraklia ,Schinousa ,Koufonisia ,Amorgos (Katapola)
Wednesday: Departure from Piraeus at 17.30 to Paros ,Naxos ,Donousa ,Amorgos (Aegiali), Astypalea
Thursday: Departure from Piraeus at 17.30 to Syros ,Paros ,Naxos ,Iraklia ,Schinousa ,Koufonisia ,Amorgos (Katapola)
Friday: Departure from Piraeus at 17.30 to Paros ,Naxos ,Amorgos ,Astypalea
Saturday: Departure from Piraeus at 17.30 to Paros ,Naxos ,Donoussa ,Amorgos (Aegiali) ,Astypalea
Sunday: Departure from Piraeus at 17.30 to Syros ,Paros ,Naxos ,Iraklia ,Schinousa ,Koufonisia ,Katapola-Amorgos
Ferry Boat Blue Star Ithaki Daily departures to Syros ,Tinos ,Mykonos from Piraeus at 7.35 am from 04/07/2008-31/07/2008 except Fridays when the vessel goes only to Paros at 21.00 the same ferry also only to Paros on Sundays at 21.00.
Ferry Boat Blue Star Paros from 01/04/2008 - 11/06/2008 : Daily departures from Piraeus at 07.25 to Paros, Naxos, Ios, Santorini (from 01/03/2008-11/06/2008) the same as above except itinerary for Ios only Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Ferry Boat Superferry II itinerary 08/02/2008-12/06/2008 :Departures from Rafina to Andros ,Tinos ,Mykonos daily at 8.05 except Fridays and Sundays when the ship goes only to Andros at 19.15.

FERRIES TO CYCLADES WITH GA FERRIES AEGEAN SPEADLINES AND HELLENIC SEAWAYS
For the islands of Serifos ,Sifnos ,Milos, Folegandros  that depart from Gate 9 of the port of Piraeus, the new itineraries of Speed runner 1 and 2 have been published more info you can visit www.aegeanspeedlines.gr.
For other ferries to the Cyclades you can visit www.gaferries.gr and www.hellenicseaways.gr .

Ferries to Dodecanese islands
The Dodecanese islands at the moment are served from the blue star ferries www.bluestarferries and the  GA Ferries

Blue star ferries timetable to the Dodecanese until 12-06-2008 with F/B Blue Star 2

Blue star ferries timetable to the Dodecanese until 12-06-2008 with F/B Diagoras

GA FERRIES :TO DODECANESE
for information and timetables call 210 4582 640
Catamarans and Hydrofoils within the Dodecanese islands
The Catamarans Dodekanissos Express and Dodekanissos Pride connecting the islands of Rhodes ,Symi ,Nisyros ,Kos ,Kalymnos ,Leros ,Patmos daily for more information visit the page www.12ne.gr for schedules and online booking.The small ferry boat KALYMNOS has connections from Kalymnos to Leros ,Lipsi ,Patmos ,Arki ,Agathonisi and Samos every Monday Wednesday Friday and Sunday. Every Monday Wednsday and Friday the small motor ship Patmos Express connects Patmos with Lipsi and Leros departure from Patmos at 8 am.From April the hydrofoil ZEUS is connecting daily Kos ,Kalymnos ,Leros ,Lipsi ,Patmos and Samos. The ships of the company ANES www.anes.gr connecting daily at 08:30 the island of Symi with Rhodes with the flying dolphin Aegli. The same company as well has connections with the islands of Tilos, Nisyros and Kastelorizo with the M/V Proteus,. Every Wednesday departures from Rhodes 12.00 to Symi, Tilos and Nisyros with M/V Proteus, every Thursday the same boat departs from Kos at 06.00 to Nissyros, Tilos, Symi, Rhodes ar.14.15 and Kastelorizo, every Friday from Rhodes at 12.00 to Symi, Tilos, Nissyros and Saturdays the same itinerary of Thursday, for more details visit the website of the company .

Ferries to North Aegean islands
NEL lines has itineraries to Samos ,Chios ,Limnos ,Lesvos ,Thessaloniki, Rethymno
and also to Syros Tinos Mykonos Paros Naxos Amorgos Anafi Thira (Santorini) Thirasia Koufonisia Schinousa Donousa Iraklia Andros Ios Folegandros. For more information visit the site www.nel.gr.
HELLENIC SEAWAYS Ferry boat NISOS CHIOS daily to Chios Mytilini at 12:30 from gate E2.
Hydrofoils connections to Thassos island daily departures from the port of Kavala. From Kavala to Samothraki, Limnos, Agios Efstratios, Psara with F/B SAOS II  and from Kavala to Limnos, Chios Mytilini also the same company has ferry connections from Alexandrouplois to Samothraki (website  www.saos.gr )
Ferries to Mykonos, Ikaria,Samos with Kalisti ferries,CORSICA EXPRESS III departures Monday and Friday at 17.00 more information at www.kallistiferries.gr (tel:801 11 77 700 )

Ferries to Saronic islands
The Saronic islands are very close to Athens ,Aegina ,Poros ,Hydra and Spetses. There are daily connections departing from the port of Piraeus every hour with ferries and hydrofoils ,so you don't need a reservation for the above routes .The departures are from Akti Poseidonos gate E8.To the island of Salamis the ferries are departing from Perama every 10-15 minutes.
Ferries Greece Italy
From Patras there are many departures every day to Italy via Igoumenitsa and Corfu. The ferries connecting Greece with the Italian ports of Brindisi, Bari, Ancona and Venice. Most of the ferries are going to Ancona for the simple reason that is more near to the northern Europe and as Greece exports many products to many North West and Central European countries especially fruits and dairy products, all those exports are transporting mainly by lorries, therefore most of the big Ferries are going to Ancona. Among the many Greek ferry lines are the Minoan lines, Anek Lines and Superfast ferries.

SUPERFAST FERRIES: Itineraries from Patras. Departures Patras Ancona daily: 14.30 and 19.00 the same company has daily depatures Patras Bari at 18.00

MINOAN LINES :Patras Igoumenitsa Ancona .P

ANEK LINES :From 19/03/08 - 04/01/09 daily departures from Patras to Ancona via Igoumenitsa at 17.00 and from Ancona to Igoumenitsa Patras daily at 16.00.

Patras Brindisi : Daily departures at 16.00, 17.30 M/V EROTOKRITOS AND ELLI T

For bookings check at www.ferries.gr