Hello,

I am trying to determine whether my boyfriend and I should take a ferry or fly back to Athens from Mykonos. We would like to take the fastest route possible, which would normally be a plane but I think the Athens airport is an hour away from central Athens.

Can someone please tell me whether it would be faster for us to fly or take a hydrofoil from Mykonos to Piraeus or Rafina. Does anyone know which ferries make that route and where I can find a schedule and costs?

Thanks so much!

Blue Star Ferries operates the Seajet II from Mykonos to Rafina. This link will take you to their website.

http://www.bluestarferries.com/ENGLISH/defaultmain.htm

Place your cursor over "Domestic Lines" and a dropdown menu will appear. The cost is 31.60 Euros one way. The Seajet II leaves Mykonos at 11:50 every day during the summer, stops at Tinos on the way to Rafina. The total time involved is just over 2 hours. From Rafina into Athens takes about 40 minutes.

Brotherleelove2004...thank you for your help! I went on the Blue Star Ferries site and everything was going well until I tried to book a reservation. After I entered the destination, date and time I wanted and pressed continue, the site switched to Greek and I couldn't understand a thing! Please help. Do you know how I can make a reservation? Thanks for your help!

I don't know what to tell you. I just did a mock reservation and was able to continue from page to page in English for as long as I could before they needed a credit card number. I suggest you try again and look for a small British Flag on each page you encounter, this will keep you moving forward in English. I don't know what else to suggest.

I started on the web page I gave you above and clicked on the animated "Book Online-Click Here" icon in the left-hand column. Not once did I see Greek lettering after that.

Greek ferries are run by various companies who frequently change their schedules. Complete information will not be available more than a few weeks in advance. Book tickets when you are in Greece - it won't be necessary more than a few days in advance.
There are no hydrofoils from the Athens area to Mikonos; newer fast craft are mostly catamarans, but are still more liable to disruption in bad weather than bigger ships.

I am also going to visit Mykonos in June. I would like to ask what transportation should I take from Rafina into Athens? Thank you for your kind assistance!!



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There is a bus. When you're on Mykonos ask where you purchase your ferry ticket for information. My guess is that the bus will be waiting there for the new arrivals.