Tinos - Karlovassi
Ferries to Samos
Tinos - Karlovassi
Ferries to Samos
The Tinos Karlovassi ferry route connects Cyclades Islands with Samos. Currently there is just the 1 ferry company operating this ferry service, Hellenic Seaways. The crossing operates up to 1 times each week with sailing durations from around 5 hours 20 minutes.
Tinos Karlovassi sailing durations and frequency may vary from season to season so we’d advise doing a live check to get the most up to date information.
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The ferry schedule for Tinos has up to 337 ferries running per week, across 17 different ferry routes, and provided by 5 different ferry operators, so there is not one single ferry timetable available here. Indeed, ferry timetables can be affected by many different factors, such as seasonal changes, different ferry routes, changes made by the ferry operators, different ferry operators, and other such factors, but here at Direct Ferries, we will always give you the most relevant information when you are making your booking, so you can find the best ferry at the best time for you.
Ferry sail durations to Tinos can greatly vary, between 15 minutes, to 35 minutes, to 2 hours and 10 minutes, to 3 hours and 25 minutes, to 5 hours and 15 minutes, to 6 hours and 10 minutes, to 9 hours and 30 minutes. This variation can be caused for many reasons, including different ferry routes, changes made by the ferry operators, and different ferry operators, as well as 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 Tinos will cost is defined by many separate aspects, 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 Tinos ferry port, you will find that there are not many facilities available, as Tinos port is very small, and used solely for docking ships and ferries. However, from the port there is easy access to the main town of Tinos, where you will find countless amenities, such as bars, restaurants and hotels, as well as bus services to the rest of the island.
Found on the glittering ultramarine coast that kisses the north-western edge of Samos, a roughly oval-shaped island deep in the Greek stretch of the North Aegean Sea, is the charming port-town of Karlovasi. Built in a wedge between a landscape of steep hills, the town is picture-perfect in its guise as an idyllic Mediterranean community. Traditional white-walled apartment blocks rise in anarchic tiers upon slopes coloured deep-green with Mediterranean pines, while a web of narrow lanes snake idly through the suburbs. The waterfront is lined by a sweeping promenade studded with alfresco restaurants and bars and canvas stalls selling local wares. Beyond them, in the warm shallows of the Aegean Sea, yachts and sailboats bob gently on their moorings. The port in Karlovasi is found at the north-eastern edge of town. It is a small site featuring a handful of piers that jut into a section of the sea sheltered by an arcing breakwater. Incoming ferries dock along the edge of the largest pier where facilities are limited to just a check-in booth and a short stay car-park. Travelling to and from the harbour can prove difficult. The island is hewn from rugged mountains that are split by just a few “main” roads, while most of the villages, Karlovasi included, are designed around a cramped network of streets more suited to pedestrians than cars. A few public buses travel between the towns and villages found nestled in the niches between the hills. Most services travel to the synonymous capital of Samos; this quaint, bay-side town sitting at the end of the number 62 highway which curves away from the heart of Karlovasi and traces the island’s rocky northern coastline east. A number of routes currently operate from the port in Karlovasi throughout the week. Services hosted by Hellenic Seaways sail to several of the islands that speckle the Aegean Sea; including Chios, Limnos and the port-city of Mytilene on the isle of Lesbos to the north; and Mykonos, Syros and the town of Evdilos on Ikaria in the west. A couple of other routes head to the city district of Piraeus and the town of Kavala further away on the Greek mainland.
