Patmos Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Water

Ferry

Patmos is connected with between four and five ferry services weekly to/from Piraeus (€32.50, seven to eight hours), Rhodes (€28.50, six to 7½ hours) and a number of islands in between. Mainline services are provided by the faster and sleeker Blue Star Ferries and the slower and less glamorous G&A Ferries.

The slow F/B Nissos Kalymnos provides additional links to Arki, Agathonisi and Samos, as well as to Leros and Kalymnos. Tickets are sold by Apollon Travel (22470 31324; apollontravel@stratas.gr) in Skala. Additionally the Lipsi-based and very fast Anna Express connects Patmos with Lipsi, Leros and Kalymnos. Tickets are bought onboard.

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Boat

Excursion boat

The local Patmos Star (6977601633) leaves Patmos daily for Lipsi and Leros at 10am (return €8) and returns from Lipsi at 3.30pm.

The Delfini (22470 31995) goes to Marathi daily at 10.10am in high season and Monday and Thursday at other times (return €15). Twice a week it also calls in at Arki. From Marathi a local caïque will take you across to Arki (1¼ hours).

The Lambi IIgoes to Arki, Marathi and Lipsi on Wednesday and Saturday at 9am and returns at 2pm

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