Sea Transport
Most of your sea travel is going to be to and between islands, though you may also want to make use of the hydrofoil routes between Athens and certain ports in the southeastern Peloponnese, up to Yithio. There are four different varieties of vessel: medium-sized to large ordinary ferries (which operate the main services); high-speed catamarans , also medium-sized to large, which match hydrofoils in speed but carry a certain number of cars; hydrofoils , which carry only passengers; and local kaikia (small boats which do short hops and excursions in season). Costs are very reasonable on the longer journeys, though proportionately more expensive for shorter, inter-island connections. Short-haul lines with monopolies - for example Alexandhroupoli-Samothraki and Kymi-Skyros - are invariably overpriced. We've indicated most of the ferry, catamaran and hydrofoil connections under "Travel Details" in the "Basics" section. Don't take our listings as exhaustive or wholly reliable, however, as schedules are notoriously erratic, and must be verified each year; details given are essentially for departures between late June and mid-September. Out-of-season departure frequencies are severely reduced, with many islands connected only once or twice a week. However, in spring or autumn those ferries that do operate are often compelled by the transport ministry to call at extra or unusual islands, making possible some interesting connections. The most reliable, up-to-date information is available from the local port police ( limenarhio ), which maintains offices at Pireas (tel 010/42 26 000) and on or near the harbours of all fair-sized islands. Smaller places may only have a limenikos stathmos (marine station), often just a single room with a VHF radio. Their officers rarely speak much English, but keep complete schedules posted - and, meteorological report in hand, are the final arbiters of whether a ship will sail or not in stormy weather conditions. Few ferry companies produce regular schedule sheets. The only attempt at an all-inclusive Greek ferry guide is the yearly Greek Travel Routes, Domestic Sea Schedules , co-produced by the GNTO and the Greek travel agents' manual the GTP. The printed guide is available at GNTO/EOT offices, but you'll find a sporadically updated version at www.gtpnet.com .
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