Ferries

ΑΝΕΚ Lines has announced the launch of daily itineraries connecting the port of Piraeus with Chania or Heraklion on Crete, for the 2022 summer season.

For a third time this year, ferry tickets to the Greek islands increased by as much as 8 percent, starting July 1.

Seajets, on July 12 will start its itineraries from the port of Thessaloniki to the islands of Limnos and Lesvos in the Aegean sea.

A new ferry service connecting Thessaloniki in Greece and the Turkish town of Izmir with a stopover at Lesvos is scheduled to begin services in July.

Passenger ferry company Minoan Lines will add the Greek island of Tinos to its Heraklion-Piraeus itinerary due to increased passenger traffic expected in July.

Greek ferry operators increased fares to the Greek islands by up to 10 percent this month, citing soaring fuel costs.

Greece welcomed the first passenger ferry from Cyprus this week, marking the beginning of a highly discussed maritime connection between the two countries.

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

Greek Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis has confirmed that the cost of traveling by ferry to Greece’s islands has increased by some 15%.

Nearly two decades later, Greece and Cyprus will be connected by a ferry link which is set to begin operations on June 19.