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Ferries, flights, buses and road trips. Airlines, cabin baggage rules and airport opening hours are in Flights and Airlines.

Ferries berthed in the port of Piraeus, the gateway to the Greek islands

Ferries

The heart of island travel, from Piraeus and Rafina. Book ahead in summer.

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An Aegean Airlines Airbus A320, the main aircraft type on Greek domestic routes

Domestic flights

Fast links from Athens and Thessaloniki to the larger islands.

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A KTEL intercity bus in Crete

Buses (KTEL)

The intercity network reaches most of the mainland affordably.

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The old EO90 national road on Crete, between Heraklion and Agios Nikolaos

Car hire

The best way to explore Crete, the Peloponnese and the mainland.

Photo: Marc Ryckaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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A Blue Star ferry pulling out of Piraeus bound for the islands

Island hopping

Moving between islands by ferry is part of the fun.

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