Traveling by FERRY in Greece : Full Guide
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- How can you go from Santorini to Mykonos ? How long ahead should you book your tickets ? Should you print your tickets ? All the answers in this video.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:52 Slow Ferries vs Fast Ferries (Blue Star Ferries vs Seajets)
2:03 How long ahead should you book your tickets
2:43 Economy Tickets vs Premium Tickets
4:09 How to book ferry tickets
5:07 How much baggage are you entitled to ?
5:34 Days to avoid (strikes and delays)
5:45 Winter Tickets (Nov to Mar)
5:55 Online checkin & Printing the ticket
6:17 How early to arrive at the ferry port ?
6:47 How to recognize your ship ?
7:58 Boarding
9:09 What to do on board
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Nice video
an extra tip about the port of Pireus. This port is huge with many Gates, so check your ticket about your ship's "Gate" before going there. The distance between Gates is big and if you have baggages with you it will be harsh to walk a long distance. Also there is a small bus inside the port that take you for free from Gate to Gate.
I just finished a 10 day vacation in Greece using a bunch of your guides and it was the best vacation I've ever had. Thank you so much! ❤
Thank you for everything you're doing on this channel. Your videos have been the most informative I've found- no one else even comes close!!! We were hoping to book your own tour in September, but it looks like you're taking a couple of months off. Our loss, but we truly appreciate all of your videos!
Glad I could help !
The ferries are a great way to get around between islands , but we had a great experience flying from athens to milos. The ferry was behind schedule , so all sense of politeness was out of the window. They were shouting lets go and hurry up at us , and the ship started moving before the last crew member got on board.
Thank you so much! Very helpful video!
You are awesome Sebastian, thank you so much
Thank you
Helpful and organised.
This will be used.
Thanks Sebastian, very informative 👏🏼
I've tried the ferry service to travel to a couple of the islands, and I've got to say, it's everybody for themselves if you are on the economy class tickets. Grab whatever seats available before they're taken!😅😅
you are so informative thank you so much for this video!
Great video, thank you! I am visiting Athens in August and we are planning to go to Naxos so this was all very informative and helpful ❤
Much appreciate your input God bless
As an experienced (+30 years) island hopper I NEVER book ferry tickets on line. Be it through company websites or through a broker like Ferryhopper. I always buy them in a local ticket office as I go along. Much easier to deal with those local people than with the company or a broker if there is a cancellation due to bad weather or a strike. But having said that I never travel in July and August.
Btw: don't travel without booking on the major routes from Piraeus in the days leading up to Easter Sunday and to Piraeus on the same routes the days after Easter Sunday.
We used ferry's and one internal flight last year....Never had any issues...Will do the same again this year...
Really nice video! Just a tiny comment, the only day when there is a certain strike is the 1st May - the other days are public holidays but this doesn't affect ferries, in fact sometimes more ferries are added around Easter. Safe travels!
Thank you for the information! I love your videos. I have a question, you didn't mention when they actually scan your ticket. You mentioned the chaos that ensues when the ship arrives, will they scan my ticket in line or when we board the ship? Thank you
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. I DIDNT SEE THE LINK FOR THE E-BIKE TOUR THO
Yup I'm still working on it. It will be out shortly :-)
If you are on time poor look at sky express airplane tickets. They are both cheaper than the slow boat to Crete and Santorini saving me 8 hours and some change.This was for summer 2023
I wanted to go from Athens to Astakos by bus, sleep over, and in the morning take a ferry to Friekes, Ithaca.
But I experienced so much lack of information regarding the bus and terrible reviews regarding the ferry, that
I ended up buying a flight ticket to Kefalonia (from there crossing over to Ithaca).
It is cheaper.
I know that ferries vary a lot depending on the different companies and routes.
I had to laugh, there was a time when the Blue Stars were the fast boats! I remember the REALLY slow boats. That said, unless I'm in a hurry, I still prefer a slow cruise. Thanks for the app info. I've used the app for planning but wasn't aware that I can buy tix and get them on my phone. No more picking up paper tix sounds great. What affect has that had on island ticket sellers/travel agents?
Do you have any videos for Paros?
Would be interested in know tips for bringing car in ferry
Not sure if this was mentioned or not but FYI they are often late.
Hi :) Thank you for your videos they're excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to ask is there a storage place in Fira that I can go online and reserve to put my suitcase there so i don't have to drag it up to Santorini? Like a baggage storage place.
Where exactly would you like to drop off your suitcase ? In Fira city or at the Ferry port ?
After trying to plan a trip from Athens to Ithaca with a combination of bus to Astakos + ferry, I gave up and decided for a flight to Kefalonia > crossing from there to Ithaca.
It was impossible to find suficient information about the bus and the reviews about the ferry were horrible.
This year the timetables are changed, for example Zanne doesn't go like last year!, from Sifnos to Folegandros we had to buy expensive sea jet tickets via Milos- last year Zante went from Sifnos through Folegandros to Santorini. I'm afraid that next year the schedule will be even worse.you can see big savings, there are fewer and fewer cheaper ferries
Yes, schedules do sometimes change from year to year which is perfectly normal. And there are still really cheap ferries. Of course slower (and cheap) ferries will gradually disappear. Thanks to the environmental obsession of some and tourists that are willing to pay ridiculous prices for some highspeed routes because they want to tick off boxes as fast as possible.
Btw: Zante Ferries still goes from Sifnos to Santorini through Folegandros.
@@pvdppvdp6638 we went with Zante from Folegandros to Santorini a week ago, unforgettable experience, I hope we will take Zante next year again
Is there an option to keep our rental car at port while we take a day trip to Naxos from Santorini ? Or do we have to take a taxi or bus to port? Thanks in advance for your help and all these amazing videos .. SUPER helpful!!!
Yes you can park at the port
@@GreeceExplained awesome thank you!!
just bought 3 sets of 4 ferry tickets on ferryhopper for all of our island hopping - says I can't download them to my phone until 48 hours before they leave - this makes me nervous - is this right?
Yup thats normal ! Online checkin is only available 48h before departure :-)
You didn’t mention about cabins to sleep do they sell out quick like on the 31st aug
Yes they do
@@GreeceExplained so should I book it now for 31 August? Or do I still have time another month?
@@cinzia26767 You still have another month ;-)
@@GreeceExplainedafter athens going to rhodes where dad is born cant wait com8ng from australia
What is the cabin experience in the slow ferries? Can I take my luggage there?
Yes you can
Sebastian. You are awesome . I would like you to
Be my guide while we are in Athens
With pleasure ! sebitheguide@gmail.com hit me up !
I am a fellow Greek also. My is Scott Theodore . My original last name is " Theodoreanopolis. My Grandfather had it shortened when he came here from Athens ... My family has a long history in Athens and Crete . We also fought the Germans in WW2 ( courageously ) . Thanks, Scott .. I can't wait ..
I live every island in Greece and can't wait to visit them all. And climb through the mountains of Southern Crete and end up on the beach ..
" Love every island " ...
Sounds like you learnt your English from the Americans!
Shame on u Athens to any islands?????? Athens has no Harbor and Piraeus is not the port of athens..u r full of it,I was born there
Hi again :) wondering if you might drop a bit of info about your tours in athens. such as locations, cost, and can you take 1 person or only bigger groups? Thank you, AGAIN! :)
Hi Michelle ! Sure, you can email me at sebitheguide@gmail.com