Piraeus is the port of Athens, and the boats on this page all leave from it: to the Cyclades islands, to Aegina in the Saronic Gulf and across to Heraklion on Crete. On most island routes a fast catamaran and a slower conventional ferry compete, and the same journey can take two to three hours more on one than on the other. Each card gives the figures as the source states them and says when we last checked.
Piraeus → Santorini (Athinios port)
Operators: Seajets, Blue Star Ferries, Fast Ferries
Journey time: About 5 hours on Seajets' high-speed service, 6 to 9 hours on Blue Star depending on island stops, and roughly 10 to 11.5 hours on Fast Ferries' multi-stop service.
Seasonal: The route page says Seajets runs from once a week in the shoulder months to daily in peak summer, Blue Star daily or near-daily all year, and Fast Ferries three to five times a week.
All boats dock at Athinios port on Santorini's west coast.
Schedule checked 5 October 2026. Sources: Discover Cyclades route page
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Piraeus → Mykonos
Operators: Seajets, Blue Star Ferries
Journey time: From 2 hours 40 minutes on Seajets' high-speed boats to 5 hours 50 minutes on Blue Star's conventional ferries.
Seasonal: Blue Star sails daily all year; Seajets runs from April to November only.
Schedule checked 5 October 2026. Sources: Discover Cyclades route page
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Piraeus → Naxos
Operators: Seajets, Blue Star Ferries
Journey time: 3 hours 15 minutes on Seajets' high-speed service to 5 hours 20 minutes on Blue Star's conventional ferries.
Seasonal: Listed as running all year. The page's 2026 schedule shows Seajets about once a week in January and every day in October and November.
Schedule checked 5 October 2026. Sources: Ferryhopper route page
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Piraeus → Paros
Operators: Seajets, Blue Star Ferries
Journey time: 2 hours 40 minutes to 3 hours 45 minutes on Seajets' high-speed boats; roughly 4 to 5 hours on Blue Star's conventional ferries.
Seasonal: Listed as running daily all year, with Seajets adding departures in the warmer months.
Schedule checked 5 October 2026. Sources: Discover Cyclades route page
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Piraeus → Aegina
Operators: Hellenic Seaways
Journey time: Hellenic Seaways' page gives 40 minutes.
The same page names Gate E8 at Piraeus port for these departures.
Schedule checked 5 October 2026. Sources: Hellenic Seaways
See Hellenic Seaways' Aegina page →
Piraeus → Heraklion (Crete)
Operators: ANEK Lines
Journey time: ANEK's page gives 9 hours 50 minutes as the minimum crossing time.
The page lists a daily service and says exact departure times appear when you book. It names Gates E3 and E1 at Piraeus port.
Schedule checked 5 October 2026. Sources: ANEK Lines
See ANEK's Heraklion page →
Timetables and journey times change by season and operator, and a ticket is not a guaranteed seat. Every card says when we last checked and links the page we read; confirm on the operator's own page before you plan around a departure. We list operators' own pages and do not earn commission on these links.
