Hi there!
Well I will visit Santorini and Mykonos, Greece in mid May.
However, searching from the ferry schedule on the net, I
just could not find any direct ferry service connecting the
2 islands. (i want to take an early morning ferry) But the
tourist guide tells there are plenty of daily ferry between
these 2. So anyone here can give me some advise and schedule
please? Moreover, are the ferry tickets gone fast in May? Do
I need reservation or simply buy the tickets at the island
port right away whenever I want? I will be leaving to Italy
at this weekend and your prompt reply is highly
appreciated!!!
Thanxxxxxxxx.
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There are always ferries connecting the Greek islands
directly. However Mykonos and Santorini are on different
ferry routes from Pireus (they are Pireus-Syros-Tinos-
Mykonos and Pireus-Paros-Ios-Santorini). This means you
must get one of the smaller ships that do the island
hopping. These tend to vary their schedule a lot and are
run by smaller companies, so getting accurate information
on their schedules is difficult. Just go to a ticket office
when you are on Pireus to get the info, then cross-check
and by the ticket in Mykonos. May 27-31 will be very busy,
due to a holiday on the public sector. They hardly ever
leave you out of the boat, but if you ar eplanning your
return on those days, book your ticket back to Pireus in
advance.
I also didn't think that there were ferries from Piraeus via
Mykonos to Santorini.
On the other hand, according to a Greek Ferry website, at
www.gtpnet.com/topeng.htm
there are conections at least from Santorini to Mykonos. You
can explore further to check the connections in the other
direction. But many of these are highspeed Fling Dolphins,
that is, hydrofoils. They're less reliable because even with
moderate winds they don't run.
Anyway, I can also confirm that, whatever the situation is,
there are many ferries, and all you have to do is walk into
a ticket office on the morning of departure and get a
ticket. (to save rushing, get the ticket the day before)
Santorini is an iffy place to go be ferry. I tried to get
there from Crete and never made it because of the rough
seas. Its more expensive, but flights between the 2
islands are reliable, save time, etc.
preferably you should not ferry at all.to get from
athens to mykonos,it costs you the same to catch a
plane than it would to catch a ferry,and you save 7
hrs.also the ferries are dodgy,i would seriously
warn you about the long overnite ferries.not really
worth it.