Santorini to Athens Ferry
Jun 22nd, 2014, 04:46 PM
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Santorini to Athens Ferry
Has anyone taken the high speed ferry from Santorini to Athens before? It looks like it is about 4 1/2 hours and costs about 60 euro. My other option is to fly but of course it costs a lot more, 157 euro. Was just wondering if it is scenic and worth the extra travel time? Thank you!
Jun 22nd, 2014, 05:11 PM
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What you'll see is each port where the ferry stops on the way back to Athens but there are no outside deck areas on a highspeed ferry, so you'll be looking at the scenery through salt-glazed windows.
Jun 22nd, 2014, 06:44 PM
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Yes, do pay for the flight. The ferry ride is really, really boring and for some reason ours took about an hour longer than the time suggested. Possibly just lots and lots of people boarding etc.
Jun 23rd, 2014, 11:23 AM
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mmodrich,
You do have some control on the type of boat you take. If you look at www.gtp.gr/RoutesForm.asp, you see several types of boats used for this trip offered by different companies.
At the two extreme ends of the sea calmness, the movements on the boats are similar. If the sea is mirror flat, all voyages on any type of boat would be smooth. If the sea is extremely rough, none of the boats run. In between, there are differences.
The actual boat schedules are not known until much closer to the voyage. So take this into account when you look at the proposed schedule.
Small,fast boats bounce around more on choppy seas. The company noted by "IJ", Seatjet consortium, operates small and large boats on this route. Additionally, the Seajet seems to offer less reliable schedule than other companies. The "MF" Hellenic Seaways operates big car ferry catamarans on this route. The "ST" Bluestar, operates slower big car ferries and is most resistant to bad weather for better or for worse. However, for Mykonos-Santorini, you have to change the boat in Paros or Naxos or Ios if you take the Bluestar from Mykonos. The Bluestar ferries are not high-speed and you can choose to be on the outdoor deck the whole trip. These are unassigned economy seats.
You do have some control on the type of boat you take. If you look at www.gtp.gr/RoutesForm.asp, you see several types of boats used for this trip offered by different companies.
At the two extreme ends of the sea calmness, the movements on the boats are similar. If the sea is mirror flat, all voyages on any type of boat would be smooth. If the sea is extremely rough, none of the boats run. In between, there are differences.
The actual boat schedules are not known until much closer to the voyage. So take this into account when you look at the proposed schedule.
Small,fast boats bounce around more on choppy seas. The company noted by "IJ", Seatjet consortium, operates small and large boats on this route. Additionally, the Seajet seems to offer less reliable schedule than other companies. The "MF" Hellenic Seaways operates big car ferry catamarans on this route. The "ST" Bluestar, operates slower big car ferries and is most resistant to bad weather for better or for worse. However, for Mykonos-Santorini, you have to change the boat in Paros or Naxos or Ios if you take the Bluestar from Mykonos. The Bluestar ferries are not high-speed and you can choose to be on the outdoor deck the whole trip. These are unassigned economy seats.
