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4 Sailings Weekly
6 h 10 min
Patmos - Symi ferry route details
Symi ferry terminal is 140 km southeast of Patmos. This corresponds to a distance of 75 nautical miles.
| Ferry route: | Patmos - Symi |
| Port of departure: |  Patmos |
| Destination port: | Symi |
| Departures: | 10 times a week |
| Ferry companies: | Blue Star Ferries Dodekanisos Seaways |
Symi
The Pearl of the Aegean - that's how the 65 km² island on the far edge of the southeastern Aegean Sea likes to be called. Rhodes is one hour away by boat. Symi is mainly a destination for day tourists from Rhodes. For them, a visit to Panormitis Monastery as well as the listed harbor is a must. The monastery offers a wide panoramic view and as a former place of pilgrimage it is a historical sight. The fishing village Pedi as well as one or the other trip with excursion boats to island places, which you cannot reach otherwise, also belong on your Symi agenda. Keyword: the bays of Nanou and Disalona.
The ferry port on the island of Symi offers connections to the other Greek islands of Agathonisi, Rhodes, Tilos, Kasos, Leros, Kastelorizo, Lipsi, Karpathos, Nisyros, Patmos, Kalymnos, Kos and Astypalea, as well as to the ferry port of Piraeus on the Greek mainland. A total of 21 routes are offered here several times a day by the shipping companies Dodekanisos Seaways, Blue Star Ferries, Sebeco Lines, Sea Dreams and Hellenic Seaways.
Patmos
Patmos - the Jerusalem of the Aegean, the place where John wrote down the Revelation, shines with mythological and Christian magic. Originally, Zeus is said to have given the island to his daughter Artemis. Beautiful beaches next to picturesque cliffs await you, green hills with olive trees, ancient sites and monuments. A visit to the monastery of St. John is a must, here you can also visit the cave where John had his visions. Besides this monastery, the island has many other sites of religious life. Often, the ancient and the Christian are right next to each other, like the ruins of the temple of Apollo next to the church of St. Constantine in Chora.
The ferry port on the island of Patmos offers connections to the other Greek islands of Agathonisi, Lesbos, Samos, Karpathos, Nisyros, Kalymnos, Kos, Ikaria, Lipsi, Chios, Rhodes, Fournoi, Syros, Astypalea, Tilos, Symi, Arki, Kasos, Leros, Kastelorizo and Limnos, as well as to the ports of Piraeus and Kavala on the Greek mainland. A total of 25 routes are offered here several times a day by the shipping companies Blue Star Ferries, Dodekanisos Seaways and Hellenic Seaways.
