Piraeus to Mesta Ferry

By Dave Briggs

Useful Resources for Your Greek Island Trip

Piraeus to Mesta at a glance

Timetable not published yet

The last known sailing on this route was on 29 August 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. Over the last 12 months it ran from June to August, busiest in August (about once a week).

Sailings a day, last 12 months

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Month by month
MonthSailingsDays with a sailingHow often
October 202500 of 31no sailings
November 202500 of 30no sailings
December 202500 of 31no sailings
January 202600 of 31no sailings
February 202600 of 28no sailings
March 202600 of 31no sailings
April 202600 of 30no sailings
May 202600 of 31no sailings
June 202644 of 30about once a week
July 202644 of 31about once a week
August 202655 of 31about once a week
September 202600 of 30no sailings

October 2025 · this month, a year ago

Days with a sailing0 of 31
Sailings0 none

Planning a trip on this route?

Email us at [email protected] with the ferry route and the dates you want to sail. We will reply with the latest information, and send you one more email when the timetable is officially published.

Check the latest sailings on Ferryscanner

These are the sailings we recorded on this route from October 2025 to September 2026. They show what ran then, not a forecast: timetables change from year to year.

Blue Star Ferries run a small number of sailings from Piraeus to Mesta on the southwest coast of Chios, using the Blue Star Patmos. The crossing takes around seven hours, generally overnight, on a full-sized car ferry with cabins and deck seating. It is a useful direct approach to the southern end of Chios without going via the main town.

Mesta itself is a fortified medieval village in the mastic-producing Mastichochoria, and it is the reason most people come. The stone lanes were laid out defensively against pirate raids and still form a labyrinth, with the village feeling more inland than coastal despite the nearby harbour. Mastic heritage, traditional tavernas and the neighbouring villages of Pyrgi and Olympi fill an easy couple of days.

Sailings are infrequent, roughly weekly and seasonal, so build your plans around the timetable rather than the other way round. Current departures and fares are shown below. Chios town, the island's main port with far more frequent connections, is about thirty kilometres away by road.