Syros - Kalymnos
Ferries to Dodecanese Islands
Syros - Kalymnos
Ferries to Dodecanese Islands
Typically 1 daily ferry sailing run between Syros to Kalymnos. This ferry route is operated by
Syros Kalymnos ferry sailings typically depart from Syros at around 22:15. The average sailing time is approximately 6h 25m.
Syros Kalymnos ferry prices typically range between $127* and $535*. The average price is typically $228*. The cheapest Syros Kalymnos ferry prices start from $64*. The average price for a foot passenger is $152*. The average price for a car is $535*.
Pricing will vary depending on number of passengers, vehicle type, route and sailing times.
The distance between Syros to Kalymnos is approximately 144.5 miles (232.6km) or 125.6 nautical miles for the mariners!
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The ferry schedule to Syros has up to 223 ferries running per week, across 40 different ferry routes, and provided by 4 separate operators, so there is not one single ferry timetable on offer here. Indeed, ferry timetables can be affected by several different factors, such as seasonal changes, different ferry routes, changes made by the ferry operators, and other such factors, but here at Direct Ferries, we will always give you the most up-to-date information regarding ferry sailings, so you can find the best ferry at the best time for you.
Ferry sail durations to Syros can take anywhere between 25 minutes, to 2 hours and 25 minutes, to 4 hours and 35 minutes, to 6 hours and 45 minutes, to 9 hours and 25 minutes, to 11 hours and 10 minutes, to 15 hours and 40 minutes, to 19 hours, to 21 hours and 15 minutes, and these variations in sail times can be due to many different reasons. These can include different ferry routes, changes to the ferry routes, different ferry operators, changes made by the ferry operators, and external factors such as weather conditions at the time of sail, so be sure to check before you book what your expected sail time will be.
How much the ferry to Syros will cost is defined by many distinct factors, such as what time of year you are travelling, which ferry route you are travelling on, which ferry operator you are travelling with, how you are travelling, and so on, so there are multiple ferry fares on offer here. Instead, we recommend checking out our helpful fare finder tool, to find the best ferry at the best price for you, and be sure to sign up to our email newsletter, to be the first to hear about our latest deals and offers.
At Syros ferry port, you will find many of the modern amenities that you may need when docking, such as a waiting area, luggage storage, information terminals, and there is also plenty of access to the rest of the island from this port, with a taxi rank located outside the port, and access to public buses that run across the entire island.
Not many nations across the world can boast to have a moniker as unique (or indeed as strange) as the “Sponge-diving Island”, of Kalymnos. The odd nickname is a throwback to the Greek island’s thriving sponge trade when local divers, armed with just a harpoon and a lungful of air, trawled the bottom of the surrounding Aegean Sea in search of so-called “Kalymnian gold”. Such is the importance of sponges to the island’s culture that an annual Sponge Week celebration is held to honour the bravery of divers through the telling of poems, the singing of songs, and even the showing of tribute films. Nowadays Kalymnos is a millionaires’ playground, teeming with wealthy Greeks who want to while away the hours in the glorious warmth of the Mediterranean sun. The island is shaped by a rough and ragged coastline and a landscape of barren hills; their steep slopes marked by solitary pine trees clinging desperately to the rocks. Yet the desolate backcountry is a stark contrast to the beauty of Kalymnos town, where a pristine promenade hugs the deep-blue waters of a bay and narrow streets play host to white-washed buildings topped with terracotta tiles. The entire town is huddled at the foot of a valley; one side coloured by a rare swathe of deep-green where the lemon and tangerine groves of Pothia grow. The port in Kalymnos covers most of the town’s waterfront and consists largely of small piers and jetties lined with yachts that roll with the gentle swell of the waves. The ferry terminal is found on the largest of these piers at the western edge of the bay, just beside a sharp-angled, S-shaped breakwater. It is a small facility consisting of little more than a car-park and a designated section of the roadside where ferries make anchor. Though the port is located in the heart of Kalymnos’ main urban centre, travelling further afield can prove difficult due to the island’s harsh terrain and largely remote nature. The best way to get around is by following the single, main road that circles around the spine of mountains that cut across the region from the south-east to the north-west. This route – regularly traversed by local buses - leads directly from the ferry terminal, slices through Kalymnos town, and snakes away to the smaller villages of Mirties, Arginonta, and Vathis. A wide range of ferry routes currently operate from the port throughout the week, most hopping to the multitude of neighbouring islands. Services hosted by Dodekanisos Seaways sail to Arki, Fournoi, Agios Kirikos, Pyhagorio, Agathonisis, Lipsi, and Chalki as well as sharing the journey to Symi, Rhodes, Tilos, Patmos, Nisyros, Leros, and Kos with Blue Star Ferries. Blue Star Ferries also travel to Astypalea, Kastelorizo and the city of Piraeus on the Greek mainland.
