Ferries to Dodecanese

From here, ferries sail to Türkiye.

The directory lists 18 ferry ports and 207 ferry routes for the Dodecanese. The cruising area is the Aegean. Most connections run through Rhodes, Patmos and Kos. From here, ferries sail to Türkiye. 206 connections run to other ports in Greece. Another 181 routes run within the archipelago itself. Blue Star Ferries, Dodekanisos Seaways, Hellenic Seaways and eleven other operators sail these routes.

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Ferry ports in Dodecanese

Ferries to Agathonisi

Agathonisi ferry port lies on the northernmost island of the Dodecanese, home to about 200 people. Dodekanisos Seaways runs about 4 services a week from Pythagorio on Samos, and the crossing takes only 35 minutes. There are further connections to Patmos, Lipsi and Leros.

Ferries to Arkoi

Arkoi ferry port lies on this tiny Dodecanese island between Patmos and Lipsi, with only a few dozen inhabitants. Ferries run daily to Patmos and Lipsi, and the Nissos Kalymnos serves the route several times a week. The crossing from Patmos takes about 50 minutes.

Ferries to Astypalea

The Agios Andreas ferry port on Astypalea lies on the Dodecanese island known as the butterfly of the Aegean, between Amorgos and Kos. Blue Star Ferries runs up to 3 services a week from Piraeus, and the crossing takes about 8 to 11 hours with stops at Paros, Naxos or Amorgos.

Ferries to Chalki

Chalki ferry port lies in the harbour village of Emborio on this small Dodecanese island west of Rhodes. The crossing from Rhodes Town takes about 1 hour 40 minutes, from Kamiros Skala only 50 minutes.

Ferries to Diafani

Diafani ferry port is on Karpathos in Greece. From here you can reach 9 destinations, among them Anafi, Chalki and Heraklion. The port is served by Blue Star Ferries.

Ferries to Kalymnos

The ferry port of Kalymnos is in the capital of Pothia on the fourth-largest island in the Dodecanese. Ferries run several times a day from Mastichari on Kos, and the crossing takes about 30 minutes. From Piraeus, Blue Star Ferries offers up to 3 services a week, and the crossing takes about 11 hours.

Ferries to Kastelorizo

Kastelorizo ferry port lies on Greece's easternmost island, just 2 km off the Turkish coast. Dodekanisos Seaways run from Rhodes with about 5 crossings a week, taking 2.5 to 3.5 hours. Day trips to Kaş in Turkey are possible.

Ferries to Kos

The ferry port of Kos is in the town of the same name in the north-east of the Greek island of Kos in the eastern Aegean. Ferries run from here to neighbouring islands such as Bodrum, Kalymnos and Rhodes, and there are daily services to Athens as well as further ferry routes to the north-eastern Aegean and Turkey.

Ferries to Leros

The ferry port of Leros is split between Lakki and Agia Marina on this Dodecanese island between Patmos and Kalymnos. Blue Star Ferries runs services from Piraeus, with a crossing time of about 9 to 12 hours. Dodekanisos Seaways links Leros daily with Kos, Rhodes and the neighbouring islands.

Ferries to Lipsi

Lipsi ferry port is on this small Dodecanese island between Leros and Patmos. Dodekanisos Seaways runs daily catamaran services from Kos, and the crossing takes about 1 hour 50 minutes. Blue Star Ferries and other operators link Lipsi with Piraeus, Rhodes and the neighbouring islands.

Ferries to Mastichari

Mastichari is a fishing village and holiday resort on the Greek island of Kos, with up to 49 ferry connections a week, mostly to other islands in the Dodecanese. Ferries run regularly from the harbour to the island of Kalymnos, and there are also services to Pserimos, with crossing times of between 20 and 45 minutes.

Ferries to Nisyros

The only harbour on the volcanic island of Nisyros lies in Mandraki, the main village on the north-west coast. Dodekanisos Seaways takes around 45 minutes from Kos.

Ferries to Panormitis

Panormitis is in the south of the Greek island of Symi, which is part of the Dodecanese group and lies north of Rhodes. The small harbour by the monastery of the same name is served regularly by ferries to Rhodes.

Ferries to Patmos

The port of Skala on Patmos lies in a sheltered bay on this Dodecanese island, which is held to be sacred and is known for the Grotto of Saint John. Blue Star Ferries sails from Piraeus, and the crossing takes about 8 hours. Dodekanisos Seaways offers fast services to Kos (1.5 to 2 hours), Leros and Rhodes.

Ferries to Pserimos

Pserimos is a small island in the Dodecanese between Kos and Kalymnos, Greece. Small ferries link the island with Kalymnos (Pothia) all year round and with Kos (Mastichari) in summer. The crossing takes 20-30 minutes.

Ferries to Rhodes

The ferry port of Rhodes is in Rhodes Town at the northern tip of the Greek island of the same name in the Aegean. Ferries run from here to the Cyclades and the Dodecanese, to Crete, Athens and Samos and across to Turkey, with Kos, Symi and Marmaris among the most popular destinations.

Ferries to Symi

Symi's ferry port is in the picturesque harbour village of Gialos on this colourful Dodecanese island, about 21 nautical miles from Rhodes. Dodekanisos Seaways and other operators run daily ferries from Rhodes, and the crossing takes 45 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes. There is a second berth at Panormitis.

Ferries to Tilos

Tilos ferry port lies on this quiet Dodecanese island halfway between Kos and Rhodes. Dodekanisos Seaways links Tilos with about 4 crossings a week to Rhodes (1.5 to 2.5 hours) and to other Dodecanese islands such as Kos, Nisyros and Symi.