Patmos to Vathy Ferry

By Dave Briggs

Useful Resources for Your Greek Island Trip

The last known sailing on this route was on 14 September 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 0.3 sailings a day in August 2025, about 0.3 sailings a day in July 2026, about 0.4 sailings a day in August 2026.

Patmos to Vathy, the main port of Samos, takes between roughly two and three quarter hours and four and three quarter hours depending on the ship and its calls. Blue Star Ferries and Superfast Ferries run it with the Diagoras and the Lefka Ori. These are large conventional ferries, so it is a comfortable crossing with room to move about.

Vathy, officially Samos Town, is the island's capital and main harbour, set in a deep sheltered bay that gives the town its name. It is a working town of shops, offices and a busy waterfront rather than a resort, with a good archaeological museum. Samos is green and mountainous by Aegean standards, with wine villages inland and beaches on both coasts.

The service runs a couple of times a week, mainly in season. The live timetable and fares are shown in the table below, starting around thirty two euros. From Vathy there are ferries to Piraeus, Chios and the North Aegean, plus short boats across to Kusadasi in Turkey.

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
19:3500:20Monuntil 24 Aug 2026Blue Star FerriesDiagoras
23:3002:15Monuntil 14 Sep 2026Superfast FerriesLefka Ori