Sea Transportation


Greece offers a high standard extensive coastal transport network ensuring travellers with reliable, speedy and enjoyable travel between the islands of Greece. The ports of mainland Greece operate ferry routes on a regular service, so everyone can enjoy a diverse island-hopping holiday. Services are more frequent between May and October. The four main ports of Athens offer all year round services to national destinations.

Ferry Companies of Greece

The national ferry companies operate regular services to the islands of Greece. The Argosaronic islands are accessible from the port of Piraeus, the Sporades islands are accessible from the port of Agios Konstantinos, the Dodecanese Islands are accessible from the port of Piraeus, the Cyclades islands are accessible from the ports of Lavrio, Rafina and Piraeus, Crete is accessible from the port of Piraeus, the Ionian islands are accessible from the ports of Killini, Igoumenitsa and Patra and the Northeastern Aegean islands are accessible from the ports of Alexandroupoli, Kavala and Piraeus. The main ferry companies include Aegean Speedlines, Agoudimos Lines, Anek Lines, Blue Star Ferries, Dodekanisos Seaways, Fast Ferries, GA Ferries, Golden Star Ferries, Hellenic Seaways, Ionian Ferries, Lane Lines. Minoan Lines, Nel Lines, Sea Jets, Small Cyclades Lines, Strintzis Ferries, Superfast Ferries and Zante Ferries.

Ports of Greece

The main ports of Athens include the port of Piraeus offering service to the Argosaronic Islands, the Cyclades Islands, the Northeastern Aegean Islands, the Dodecanese Islands, and Crete, the port of Rafina offering offers service to the Northern Cyclades Islands, Lesvos, Limnos and Euboea, the port of Lavrio offering service to the Cycladic Island of Kea and the port of Agios Konstantinos offering service to the Sporades islands. The Ionian Islands are accessible from the ports of Killini, Igoumenitsa and Patra the coast of Peloponnese. Some Northeastern Aegean Islands have connection with the port of Thessaloniki. Other big ports of Greece include the port of Patra and the port of Igoumenitsa serving routes to the Ionian Islands and Italy.

List of Ferry Companies 

Aegean Flying Dolphins operate hydrofoils linking the islands of Kos and Samos and other routes operate from the port of Kavala in Macedonia with the island of Thasos in the Northeastern Aegean and from the port of Alexandroupoli in Macedonia to the islands of Limnos and Samothrace in the Northeastern Aegean.

Aegean Speed Lines operate high-speed ferries from the port of Pireaus to the Cycladic islands of Milos, Serifos and Sifnos.

Agoudimos Lines operates passenger vessels from the port of Rafina to the Cyclades islands and from the port of Igoumenitsa to the island of Corfu and Italy.

Alpha Ferries operate passenger ferries from the port of Rafina to the Cyclades islands of Andros, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros and Tinos.

Anen Lines operates passenger ferries from the port of Gytheio, Kissamos and Pireaus to the Ionian islands of KIthira and Antikithira and to the region of Monvemvasia.

Anes Ferries operates passenger ferries from the port of Piraeus to thethe Argosaronic island of Aegina and from the port of Volos to the Sporades islands.

ANEK Lines operates passenger ferries from the port of Piraeus to the islands of Southern and Eastern Aegean and the island of Crete.

Blue Star Ferries operates Sea Jet Catamarans from the port of Piraeus to the Dodecanese Islands, the Northeastern Aegean Islands and Crete.

Dodekanisos Seaways operates two catamarans between the Dodecanese Islands of Patmos and Rhodes.

Fast Ferries operate passenger ferries from the port of Rafina to the Cyclades islands of Andros, Mykonos and Tinos.

GA Ferries operates passenger ferries and high-speed vessels from the port of Piraeus to the Dodecanese islands and the islands of Eastern Aegean and from the port of Agios Konstantinos to the Sporades islands.

Hellenic Mediterranean Lines operates passenger ferries from the ports of Igoumenitsa and Patra to the Ionian Islands and Italy.

Hellenic Seaways operates high-speed catamarans from the ports of Rafina and Piraeus to the Cyclades Island and smaller flying catamarans to the Argosaronic Islands and from the port of Agios Konstantinos to the Sporades islands.

Ionian Ferries operate passenger ferries from the ports of Killini to the Ionian islands of Ithaca, Kefalonia and Zakynthos.

Lane Lines operates passenger ferries from the port of Pireaus to the southern Dodecanese islands, the southern Cyclades islands and the island of Crete.

Minoan Lines operates passenger ferries from the port of Piraeus to the island of Crete, from the ports of Igoumenitsa and Patra to Italy.

NEL Lines operates high-speed ferries from the port of Piraeus to the Northeastern Aegean Islands and the Cyclades Islands.

Saronic Ferries operate passenger ferries from the port of Piraeus to the Argosaronic islands of Aegina, Agistri, Methana and Poros.

Saos Ferries operate passenger ferries from the port of Alexandroupoli to the Northeastern Aegean island of Samothrace.

Sea Jets operates high speed catamarans from the port of Piraeus to the Cyclades islands and the island of Crete.

Strintzis Ferries operate passenger ferries from the port of Patra to the Ionian islands of Ithaca and Kefalonia.

Superfast Ferries operate passenger ferries from the port of Piraeus to the island of Crete and from the ports of Igoumenitsa and Patra to the Ionian Islands and Italy.

Zante Ferries operate passenger ferries from the port of Killini to the Ionian islands of Zakynthos and Kefalonia.