Lesvos – Izmir Ferry Link to Begin June 17

Photo source: @Izdeniz

The Greek island of Lesvos will soon be connected with Izmir in Turkey via a direct ferry route.

Τo be conducted by Izdeniz, a Turkish ferry operator, the new ferry service is scheduled to begin on June 17.

According to reports, the Lesvos-Izmir route will run twice a week, on Fridays and Sundays.

The new route will be operated by the 400-seat catamaran Ihsan Alyanak.

Preparing for the route, the Izdeniz company said that it conducted a test route between Izmir and Mytilini earlier in May.

İzmir Alsancak – Midilli seferlerini gerçekleştirecek İhsan Alyanak isimli katamaran tipi yolcu gemisi uluslararası yeterlilik denetimi için tüm mürettebatı ile birlikte bugün Midilli Adası'na ilk yolculuğunu gerçekleştirdi. pic.twitter.com/LuCNxV2rYM

— İzdeniz A.Ş. (@izdenizmir) May 30, 2022

The journey is expected to take two hours and 15 minutes.