Glossa to Platanias Ferry

By Dave Briggs

Useful Resources for Your Greek Island Trip

The last known sailing on this route was on 31 October 2026.

No timetable beyond that date has been published yet. Greek operators often release the next season’s schedules only a few months ahead, so this can be a seasonal pause rather than the end of the route. Check whether it is currently available to book through Ferryscanner.

Historically, this route ran about 1.9 sailings a day in August 2026, about 1.6 sailings a day in September 2026.

Glossa, at the northern end of Skopelos, connects across to Platanias on the South Pelion peninsula in around an hour to an hour and a quarter. Mantoudi Lines runs the route with the Zefyros, and it is a conventional crossing rather than a fast-craft dash, taking you over open water towards the mainland coast. It is a useful alternative to the longer haul into Volos.

Platanias is a quiet rural harbour on the Pelion coast rather than a resort, with no great landmark at the quayside. Travellers use it mainly as an alternative mainland gateway to the Sporades, stepping off into the forested hills and small stone villages of the Pelion peninsula. If you are heading inland or driving on, it puts you in the south of the peninsula straight away.

The route runs a couple of times a day through the season and is limited or absent outside it, so it needs planning around. Current sailings and fares are listed below. Onward road connections from Platanias run up the Pelion peninsula towards Volos and the wider Thessaly network.

Last published timetable

Shown as history: these sailings are no longer bookable, but they are how the route ran when it was last scheduled.

DepartsArrivesDaysValidOperatorVessel
07:0008:00Dailyuntil 31 Oct 2026Mantoudi LinesZefyros
15:0016:10Dailyuntil 31 Oct 2026Mantoudi LinesZefyros