Greek Island Ferry Schedules

Thanks to the Athens News and the amazing Giannis Smyrnis who has been sending me the weekly ferry schedules like clockwork every Wednesday. These are the weekly schedules from Pireaus, Lavrion and Rafina to the Greek Islands. They come out every Friday and are subject to change so if you are trying to plan a trip a few weeks or months away don't use this for more than getting an idea of the frequency or whether there is usually a ferry on the day of the week you want to go. As for returning from the islands you are on your own. It is best to book hotels with a reliable Greek travel agency and let them work out the ferry schedules. They can call the ferry companies and get more accurate information and won't book you into a hotel that you can't reach on a particular day. They will also be informed of cancellations and be able to reschedule you, where if you book on your own you may not find out until you are standing on the dock waiting for a ferry that never comes.

For information on purchasing tickets see www.greecetravel.com/tickets For more information on getting to the port of Pireaus, where the ferries are and everything you need to know about booking ferries in Greece including some things you may not want to know see Greek Ferry Information

For information on the Greek Islands see my Greek Island Synopsis You can always e-mail me for more information too.

For those going to the Saronic Islands, especially Hydra and Poros don't look at this schedule and freak out that there are no boats. There are lots of boats. From May there are at least 10 boats a day to Hydra. The Hellenic Ferries Flying Dolphins are not listed and also the boats that go to Aegina, Methana, Poros may also go to Hydra and Spetses but for some reason they did not list those islands. If you want me to check e-mail me

For those looking for the elusive 'overnight ferries' to Santorini it is a misnomer. They leave at 8 or 10pm (not every night) and they arrive at 4 or 5 am. Not really convenient when you realize you are stuck in a little port or at the bus station with all your luggage till things open up or you can check into your hotel at noon. To me an overnight ferry is one you get on at 7pm and you arrive at 7am refreshed after a nice sleep in a comfortable cabin. Overnight ferries go to Lesvos, Crete, Kalymnos, Leros, Kos and Rhodes which are all at least 12 hour trips.

New. If you are looking for ferries from one island to another you can e-mail me and I can see what I can find. But I need specific dates and the island you want to leave from and the one you want to go to. Don't send me e-mails asking for all the boats leaving a certain island because I have to look them up by island and date. e-mail me

Ferry Schedules

From Piraeus
Friday 09/05
BLUE STAR PAROS 07.25 Paros, Naxos,Thira (Santorini); BLUE STAR ITHAKI 07.35
Syros, Tinos, Mykonos; SPEEDRUNNER 2 08.00 Serifos, Sifnos, Milos; AGIOS
GEORGIOS 14.55 Kythnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Milos, Kimolos, Folegandros;
HIGHSPEED 1 15.30 Serifos, Sifnos, Milos; NISOS MYKONOS 16.00 Syros,
Mykonos, Evdilos, Karlovasi (Samos), Vathi (Samos); HIGHSPEED 3 16.00 Paros,
Ios, Thira (Santorini); HIGHSPEED 5 16.30 Syros, Mykonos, Tinos; NISOS CHIOS
16.30 Chios, Mytilini; RODANTHI 17.00 Patmos, Leros, Kalymnos, Kos, Rodos;
KORSIKA EXPRESS III 17.00 Mykonos, Evdilos, Karlovathi (Samos), Vathi
(Samos); AIOLOS KENTERIS II 17.00 Syros, Mykonos; AIOLOS KENTERIS I 17.15
Paros, Naxos; BLUE STAR NAXOS 17.30 Paros, Naxos, Aigiali, Astypalaia;
IERAPETRA 18.00 Milos, Thira (Santorini), Iraklio (Crete), Siteia, Kasos,
Karpathos, Diafani, Halki, Rodos; HIGHSPEED 4 18.45 Rethymno (Crete);
PREVELIS 19.00 Paros, Naxos, Ios, Thira (Santorini); BLUE STAR II 19.00
Syros, Kos, Rodos; MYTILINI 19.00 Chios, Mytilini; CRETE II/CRETE I 20.30
Iraklio (Crete); LATO /ARIADNI 21.00 Hania (Crete); KNOSSOS PALACE/FESTOS
PALACE 21.00 Iraklio; MYRTIDIOSSIA: 22.00 Kythira, Neapoli Vion; MARINA
22.59 Syros, Mykonos, Ag Kyrikos, Karlovathi, Vathi (Samos); APOLLON HELLAS
08.00 Aegina; FIVOS 07.40 Aegina;  ARTEMIS 08.00 Aegina, Methana, Poros; AG
NEKTARIOS 08.20 Aegina; NEFELI 09.05 Aegina; APOLLON HELLAS 10.00 Aegina;
FIVOS 10.35 Aegina; POSEIDON HELLAS 11.30 Aegina, Agistri; AG NEKTARIOS
12.00 Aegina; NEFELI 13.00 Aegina;  FIVOS 14.00 Aegina; ARTEMIS 14.30
Aegina, Methana, Poros; APOLLON HELLAS 15.15 Aegina; AG NEKTARIOS 15.50
Aegina; POSEIDON HELLAS 16.15 Aegina, Agistri; NEFELI 17.15 Aegina; FIVOS
18.00 Aegina; APOLLON HELLAS 18.20 Aegina, Methana, Poros;

Saturday 10/05
HIGHSPEED 3 07.10 Paros, Thira (Santorini); HIGHSPEED 5 07.15 Syros, Tinos,
Mykonos; BLUE STAR PAROS 07.25 Paros, Naxos, Thira (Santorini); AGIOS
GEORGIOS 07.25 Kythnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Milos; HIGHSPEED 1 07.30 Serifos,
Sifnos, Milos; BLUE STAR ITHAKI 07.35 Syros, Tinos, Mykonos; AIOLOS KENTERIS
II 07.45 Syros, Tinos, Mykonos; AIOLOS KENTERIS I 08.00 Paros, Naxos;
DIMITROULA 15.00 Paros, Naxos, Ios, Sikinos, Folegandros, Thira (Santorini);
ANTHI-MARINA 17.00 Patmos, Leros, Kos, Rodos; NISOS CHIOS 17.30 Chios,
Mytilini; NISOS MYKONOS 17.30 Syros, Evdilos, Karlovasi (Samos), Vathi
(Samos); BLUE STAR NAXOS 17.30 Paros, Naxos, Thira (Santorini); THEOFILOS
19.00 Chios, Mytilini; CRETE II/CRETE I 20.30 Iraklio (Crete); KNOSSOS
PALACE/FESTOS PALACE 21.00 Iraklio (Crete); LATO /ARIADNI 21.00 Hania
(Crete); BLUE STAR II 23.30 Patmos, Leros, Kos, Rodos; NEFELI 07.20 Aegina,
Methana, Poros; FIVOS 07.40 Aegina; POSEIDON HELLAS 08.00 Aegina; APOLLON
HELLAS 09.10 Aegina; ARTEMIS 10.00 Aegina; FIVOS 10.45 Aegina; POSEIDON
HELLAS 11.35 Aegina, Agistri; AG NEKTARIOS 12.00 Aegina; APOLLON HELLAS
12.30 Aegina, Methana, Poros; NEFELI 13.15 Aegina; FIVOS 14.00 Aegina;
POSEIDON HELLAS 15.30 Aegina, Agistri; AG NEKTARIOS 16.00 Aegina; NEFELI
16.30 Aegina; FIVOS 17.00 Aegina; ARTEMIS 17.45 Aegina, Methana, Poros;

Sunday 11/05
HIGHSPEED 5 07.15 Syros, Tinos, Mykonos; BLUE STAR PAROS 07.25 Paros, Naxos,
Ios, Thira (Santorini); HIGHSPEED 1 07.30 Serifos, Sifnos, Milos; BLUE STAR
ITHAKI 07.35 Syros, Tinos, Mykonos; AIOLOS KENTERIS II 07.45 Syros, Tinos,
Mykonos; AIOLOS KENTERIS I 08.00 Paros, Naxos; SPEEDRUNNER 2 11.00 Serifos,
Sifnos, Folegandros, Milos; HIGHSPEED 3 13.00 Thira, Ios, Paros; DIAGORAS
15.00 Astypalaia, Kalynmos, Kos, Nysiros, Tilos, Rodos; MARINA 16.00 Paros,
Naxos, Ag Kyrikos, Fourni, Karlovathi, Vathi; BLUE STAR NAXOS 17.30 Syros,
Paros, Naxos, Irakleia, Schinoussa, Koufonisi, Katapola; HIGHSPEED 4 18.45
Rethymno (Crete); MYTILINI 19.00 Chios, Mytilini; CRETE II/CRETE I 20.30
Iraklio (Crete); LATO/EL.VENIZELOS 21.00 Hania (Crete); LATO /ARIADNI 21.00
Hania (Crete); NEFELI 07.10 Aegina; FIVOS 07.45 Aegina; APOLLON HELLAS 08.00
Aegina, Methana, Poros; AG NEKTARIOS 08.20 Aegina; POSEIDON HELLAS 09.30
Aegina, Agistri; NEFELI 10.15 Aegina; FIVOS 10.45 Aegina; ARTEMIS 12.00
Aegina; AG NEKTARIOS 12.30 Aegina; POSEIDON HELLAS 13.00 Aegina, Agistri;
APOLLON HELLAS 13.45 Aegina, Methana, Poros; NEFELI 14.00 Aegina; ARTEMIS
15.00 Aegina; POSEIDON HELLAS 16.30 Aegina, Agistri; AG NEKTARIOS 16.45
Aegina; FIVOS 17.05 Aegina; NEFELI 17.45 Aegina; ARTEMIS 19.00 Aegina; FIVOS
20.10 Aegina; POSEIDON HELLAS 20.35 Aegina, Methana, Poros;

Monday 12/05
HIGHSPEED 3 07.05 Paros, Thira (Santorini); HIGHSPEED 5 07.15 Syros, Tinos,
Mykonos; BLUE STAR PAROS 07.25 Paros, Naxos, Ios, Thira (Santorini);
HIGHSPEED 1 07.30 Serifos, Sifnos, Milos; DIMITROULA 07.30 Kynthnos,
Serifos, Sifnos, Milos, Kimolos; BLUE STAR ITHAKI 07.35 Syros, Tinos,
Mykonos; SPEEDRUNNER 2 08.00 Serifos, Sifnos, Milos; NISOS CHIOS 12.30
Chios, Mytilini; NISOS MYKONOS 13.00 Syros, Evdilos, Karlovasi (Samos),
Vathi (Samos); AGIOS GEORGIOS 14.55 Kythnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Milos; KORSIKA
EXPRESS III 17.00 Mykonos, Evdilos, Karlovathi (Samos); RODANTHI 17.00
Patmos, Leros, Kalymnos, Kos, Rodos; BLUE STAR NAXOS 17.30 Paros, Naxos,
Donousa, Aigiali, Astypalea; B. KORNAROS 18.00 Milos, Thira (Santorini),
Irakleio, Ag Nikolao, Sitia, Kasos, Karpathos, Diafani, Halki, Rodos;
HIGHSPEED 4 18.45 Rethymno (Crete); THEOFILOS 19.00 Chios, Mytilini;
PREVELIS 1900 Paros, Naxos, Ios, Thira (Santorini); BLUE STAR II 19.00
Syros, Kos, Rodos; CRETE II/CRETE I 20.30 Iraklio (Crete); LATO /ARIADNI
21.00 Hania (Crete); KNOSSOS PALACE/FESTOS PALACE 21.00 Iraklio (Crete);
MYRTIDIOSSIA: 22.00 Kythira, Anthira; APOLLON HELLAS 06.30 Aegina; NEFELI
07.20 Aegina; FIVOS 07.40 Aegina; ARTEMIS 08.00 Aegina, Methana, Poros;
POSEIDON HELLAS 09.05 Aegina, Agistri; APOLLON HELLAS 09.45 Aegina; FIVOS
10.35 Aegina; NEFELI 11.30 Aegina; AG NEKTARIOS 12.00 Aegina; APOLLON HELLAS
13.00 Aegina, Methana, Poros; FIVOS 14.00 Aegina; NEFELI 15.15
Aegina;POSEIDON HELLAS 16.15 Aegina, Agistri; FIVOS 17.00 Aegina; ARTEMIS
18.00 Aegina, Methana, Poros;

Tuesday 13/05
HIGHSPEED 5 07.15 Syros, Tinos, Mykonos; BLUE STAR PAROS 07.25 Paros, Naxos,
Thira (Santorini), Ios; BLUE STAR ITHAKI 07.35 Syros, Tinos, Mykonos; NISOS
CHIOS 12.30 Chios, Mytilini; NISOS MYKONOS 13.00 Syros, Evdilos, Karlovasi
(Samos), Vathi (Samos); DIMITROULA 15.00 Kynthnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Kimolos,
Milos, Folegandros, Thira (Santorini), Anafi; ANTHI-MARINA 17.00 Paros,
Leros, Kos, Rodos; BLUE STAR NAXOS 17.30 Syros, Paros, Naxos, Irakleia,
Schinoussa, Koufonisi, Katapola (Amorgos); MARINA 18.00 Paros, Naxos, Ag
Kyrikos, Karlovathi, Vathi (Samos); DIAGORAS 18.00 Kalymnos, Kos, Rodos;
MYTILINI 19.00 Chios, Mytilini; CRETE I/CRETE II 20.30 Iraklio (Crete);
FESTOS PALACE/KNOSSOS PALACE 21.00 Iraklio (Crete); LATO /ARIADNI/ 21.00
Hania (Crete); APOLLON HELLAS 07.10 Aegina; FIVOS 07.40 Aegina; NEFELI 08.00
Aegina, Methana, Poros; ARTEMIS 09.05 Aegina; APOLLON HELLAS 10.00 Aegina;
FIVOS 10.35 Aegina; POSEIDON HELLAS 11.30 Aegina, Agistri; ARTEMIS 13.00
Aegina, Methana, Poros; FIVOS 14.00 Aegina; APOLLON HELLAS 15.15 Aegina;
FIVOS 17.00 Aegina; NEFELI 18.00 Aegina, Methana, Poros;

Wednesday 14/05 
HIGHSPEED 5 07.15 Syros, Tinos, Mykonos; BLUE STAR ITHAKI 07.35 Paros,
Naxos, Ios, Thira (Santorini); BLUE STAR NAXOS 07.25 Syros, Tinos, Mykonos;
SPEEDRUNNER 2 08.00 Serifos, Sifnos, Milos; PREVELIS 08.40 Kynthnos,
Serifos, Sifnos, Milos; NISOS CHIOS 12.30 Chios, Mytilini; NISOS MYKONOS
13.00 Syros, Evdilos, Karlovasi (Samos), Vathi (Samos); AGIOS GEORGIOS 14.55
Kythnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Milos; RODANTHI 17.00 Patmos, Leros, Kalymnos,
Kos, Rodos; BLUE STAR PAROS 17.30 Paros, Naxos, Donousa, Aigiali, Astypalea;
THEOFILOS 19.00 Chios, Mytilini; BLUE STAR II 19.00 Syros, Kos, Rodos; CRETE
II/CRETE I 20.30 Iraklio (Crete); LATO /ARIADNI 21.00 Hania (Crete); FESTOS
PALACE/KNOSSOS PALACE 21.00 Iraklio (Crete); POSEIDON HELLAS 07.10 Aegina;
APOLLON HELLAS 08.00 Aegina, Methana, Poros; NEFELI 09.05 Aegina; ARTEMIS
10.00 Aegina; POSEIDON HELLAS 11.30 Aegina, Agistri; NEFELI 13.00 Aegina,
Methana, Poros; FIVOS 14.00 Aegina; APOLLON HELLAS 14.30 Aegina; ARTEMIS
15.15 Aegina; POSEIDON HELLAS 16.15 Aegina, Agistri; APOLLON HELLAS 18.00
Aegina, Methana, Poros;

Thursday 15/05
HIGHSPEED 3 07.10 Paros, Thira (Santorini); HIGHSPEED 5 07.15 Syros, Tinos,
Mykonos; BLUE STAR NAXOS 07.25 Paros, Naxos, Thira (Santorini), Ios; BLUE
STAR ITHAKI 07.35 Syros, Tinos, Mykonos; PREVELIS 08.00 Paros, Naxos, Thira
(Santorini); NISOS CHIOS 12.30 Chios, Mytilini; NISOS MYKONOS 13.00 Syros,
Evdilos, Karlovasi (Samos), Vathi (Samos); MARINA 15.00 Paros, Naxos, Ag
Kirykos, Fourni, Karlovasi (Samos), Vathi (Samos); DIMITROULA 15.00
Kynthnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Kimolos, Milos, Folegandros, Sikinos, Ios, Thira
(Santorini), Anafi; ANTHI-MARINA 17.00 Patmos, Leros, Kos, Rodos; BLUE STAR
NAXOS 17.30 Syros, Paros, Naxos, Irakleia, Schinoussa, Koufonisi, Katapola
(Amorgos); DIAGORAS 18.00 Kalymnos, Kos, Nisyros, Tilos, Rodos; MYTILINI
19.00 Chios, Mytilini; CRETE I/CRETE II 20.30 Iraklio (Crete); FESTOS
PALACE/KNOSSOS PALACE 21.00 Iraklio (Crete); LATO /ARIADNI/ 21.00 Hania
(Crete); NEFELI 07.10 Aegina; ARTEMIS 08.00 Aegina, Methana, Poros; AG
NEKTARIOS 08.20 Aegina; APOLLON HELLAS 09.05 Aegina; NEFELI 10.00 Aegina;
POSEIDON HELLAS 11.30 Aegina, Agistri; APOLLON HELLAS 13.00 Aegina, Methana,
Poros; ARTEMIS 15.15 Aegina; POSEIDON HELLAS 16.15 Aegina, Agistri; NEFELI
18.00 Aegina; Methana, Poros;

>From Lavrio 
PANAGIA SOUMELA Mon 19.00 Psara, Ag Evstratio, Limnos, Kavala, Wed 20.00 Ag
Evstratio, Limnos, Samothraki, Kavala, Fri 20.00 Ag Evstratio, Limnos,
Kavala; MAKEDON Daily Kea 09.00, Mon, Tues, Thur, Sun 16.30 Kea, Fri 17.30
Kea, Sat 17.00 Kea;

>From Rafina 
ARTEMISIA - EVIA STAR Daily departures for Marmari (22940-26701/2);
THEOLOGOS Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thur 17.30 Andros, Tinos, Mykonos, Sun
17.30 Andros, 22.15 Andros, Tinos, Mykonos; AKOUA TZIOUEL Fri, Sat, Mon,
Wed, Thur 17.00 Andros, Tinos, Mykonos; Sun 20.45 Tinos, Mykonos; SUPER
FERRY II Daily 08.05 Andros, Tinos, Mykonos; Fri, Sun 19.15 Andros;
HIGHSPEED 2 Fri 16.15 Tinos, Mykonos; Sat, Sun, Mon, 07.25 Tinos, Mykonos;
PENOLOPE A Fri, Sun 19.00 Andros; 
            

Remember to get a copy of the Athens News when you get to Greece for an updated version of this schedule and other important information. It is sold at most newspaper stands, in the airport and around Athens.

For recommended Greek Travel Agencies see www.athensguide.com/agency.html

For a step-by-step guide on how to go to a Greek island see www.greektravel.com/lesson1

For information on the Greek Islands see my Greek Island Synopsis

You can get to the port of Pireaus from the airport on the X96 bus. For Airport information see www.athensguide.com/airport.html

From Athens take the Green-line metro to Pireaus. You can also take the train from the airport to Monastiraki and change there for the Green-line to Pireaus: See the Metro Map

The easiest way to get to Pireaus is by taxi. Either a pre-arranged transfer with George the Famous Taxi Driver or from your hotel concierge calling a radio-taxi.

Budget travelers should stay in hotels within walking distance of the metro.

For Bus Schedules, train schedules and other practical information see Athens Practical Information

See also Matt's Itinerary Suggestions and Fantasy Travel's Create-an-itinerary page which are both very useful for planning your trip to the islands.

Any questions you can e-mail me at matt@greecetravel.com  

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