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Explore ferries to the Greek Islands and choose your destination, from expansive Crete to the smaller islands of the Cyclades. Milos offers volcanic coastal scenery, while Amorgos and Folegandros pair steep hillsides with whitewashed villages. Beyond the Cyclades, Aegina sits in the Saronic Gulf near Athens, Skopelos brings pine-covered landscapes in the Sporades, and Leros and Ikaria draw you further into the Aegean. Start with the island scenery you love, then find your ferry crossing and let the sea become part of the holiday.

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Ferries Greek Islands: choose your island destination

A ferry journey through the Greek islands can centre on one large island or bring together several smaller destinations, with geography making a useful starting point for your choice. Crete, south of the main Aegean island groups, suits a holiday focused on exploring one substantial destination, with distinct regions, mountain landscapes and historic cities. The Cyclades offer a different scale: Milos has a volcanic coastline, while islands such as Amorgos, Folegandros and Koufonisia each provide a more geographically compact focus than Crete.

For an island stay closer to Athens, Aegina lies in the Saronic Gulf rather than the Cyclades, making it a distinct choice for a holiday combining the capital and an island. Skopelos belongs to the Sporades in the north-western Aegean, where wooded hills distinguish its setting from the generally more exposed landscapes of the Cyclades. Farther east, Ikaria is a mountainous island in the eastern Aegean, while Leros belongs to the Dodecanese, so neither should be treated as part of a tightly clustered Cyclades itinerary.

These differences matter when choosing ferries: neighbouring islands provide a more geographically focused starting point for an island-hopping plan than destinations scattered across separate archipelagos. On Crete, the location of your accommodation deserves particular attention because exploring the island can involve substantial overland distances. Port names also help you place your journey: Agios Kirykos is on Ikaria, Agia Marina is on Leros, and Agnontas is on Skopelos, so match your arrival point to the part of the island where you intend to stay. Once you have chosen between a single-island holiday and a multi-island trip, compare ferry options around those destinations rather than building your holiday around widely separated islands.