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Aegean Airlines ( 801 112 0000, 210 626 1000; www.aegeanair.com)
Athens Airways ( 210 669 6600; www.athensairways.com) Olympic Air ( 801 114 4444; www.olympicairlines.com)
Sky Express ( 28102 23500; www.sky express.gr)
Who’s Who in the Water?
Ferry companies often have local offices on many of the islands; see the relevant destination chapter for details of these as well as small, local ferries and caïques.
Aegean Flying Dolphins ( 210 422 1766) Hydrofoils linking Samos with Kos and islands in between.
Aegean Speed Lines ( 210 969 0950; www.aegeanspeedlines.gr) Super-speedy boats between Athens and the Cyclades.
Agoudimos Lines ( 210 414 1300; www.agoudimos-lines.com) Ferries connecting the Cyclades and mainland. Also travels to Italy via Corfu.
Alpha Ferries ( 210 428 4001/02; www.alphaferries.gr) Traditional ferries from Athens to the Cyclades.
ANE Kalymnou ( 22430 29384) Kalymnos-based hydrofoils and old-style ferry linking some of the Dodecanese and the Cyclades.
ANEK Lines ( 210 419 7420; www.anek.gr) Cretan-based long-haul ferries.
ANES ( 210 422 5625; www.anes.gr) Symi-based old-style ferries servicing the Dodecanese.
Anna Express ( 22470 41215; www.annaexpress-lipsi.services.officelive.com) Small, fast ferry connecting northern Dodecanese.
Blue Star Ferries ( 210 891 9800; www.bluestarferries.com) Long-haul high-speed ferries and Seajet catamarans between the mainland and the Cyclades.
Cyclades Fast Ferries ( 210 418 2005; www.fastferries.com.gr) Comfortable ferries to the most popular Cyclades.
Dodekanisos Seaways ( 22410 70590; www.12ne.gr) Runs luxurious catamarans in the Dodecanese.
Euroseas ( 210 413 2188; www.ferries.gr/euroseas) Linking the Saronics with services to the mainland.
Evoikos Lines ( 210 413 4483; www.glyfaferries.gr in Greek) Comfortable short-haul ferry services between Glyfa on the mainland and Agiokambos in northern Evia.
GA Ferries ( 210 419 9100; www.gaferries.gr) Old-style, long-haul ferries serving a huge number of islands.
Hellenic Seaways ( 210 419 9000; www.hellenicseaways.gr) Conventional long-haul ferries and catamarans from the mainland to Cyclades and between the Sporades and Saronic islands.
Ionian Ferries ( 210 324 9997; www.ionianferries.gr) Large ferries serving the Ionian Islands.
LANE Lines ( 210 427 4011;www.ferries.gr/lane) Long-haul ferries.
Minoan Lines ( 210 414 5700; www.minoan.gr) High-speed luxury ferries between Piraeus and Iraklio, and Patra, Igoumenitsa and Corfu.
NEL Lines ( 22510 26299; www.nel.gr) High-speed, long-haul ferries.
SAOS Lines ( 210 625 0000; www.saos.gr) Big, slow boats calling in at many of the islands.
Sea Jets ( 210 412 1001) Catamarans calling at Athens, Crete, Santorini (Thira), Paros and many islands in between.
Sea Star ( 22460 44000; www.net-club.gr/tilosseastar.htm) High-speed catamaran connecting Tilos with Rhodes, Halki and Nisyros.
Skyros Shipping Company ( 22220 921164; www.sne.gr) Slow-boat between Skyros and Kymi on Evia.
Strintzis Ferries ( 26102 40000; www.strintzisferries.gr) Larger, older ferries in the Sporades.
Superfast Ferries (www.superfast.com) As the name implies, speedy ferries from the mainland to Crete, Corfu and Patra.
Ventouris Sea Lines ( 210 411 4911; www.ventourissealines.gr) Big boats from the mainland to the Cyclades.
Zante Ferries ( 26950 49500; www.zanteferries.gr) Older ferries connecting the mainland with the western Cyclades.
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TICKETS
Ticket Purchase
As ferries are prone to delays and cancellations, for short trips it’s often best not to purchase a ticket until it has been confirmed that the ferry is leaving. During high season, or if you need to reserve a car space, you will need to book in advance. High-speed boats like catamarans tend to sell out long before the slow chuggers. For overnight ferries it’s always best to book in advance, particularly if you want a cabin or particular type of accommodation.