Rafina to Paros Ferry

By Dave Briggs

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Rafina to Paros at a glance

Timetable not published yet

The last known sailing on this route was on 11 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. Over the last 12 months it had sailings in 7 of those months, busiest in August (about 6 a day).

Sailings a day, last 12 months

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Month by month
MonthSailingsDays with a sailingHow often
October 20253426 of 31about one a day
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 20264623 of 301 or 2 a day
May 20267131 of 31about 2 a day
June 202615230 of 30about 5 a day
July 202616731 of 315 or 6 a day
August 202617931 of 31about 6 a day
September 202612130 of 30about 4 a day

October 2025 · this month, a year ago

Days with a sailing26 of 31
Sailings34 about one a day
Usual first departure07:20
Usual last departure15:15
OperatorsSeajets (Superrunner Jet)
Golden Star Ferries (Golden Princess, Superexpress)

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.

Rafina is the quieter of Athens' two ferry ports, and for anyone heading to Paros it is usually the more convenient one. It sits on the eastern side of Attica, roughly forty minutes from the airport and under an hour from the centre of Athens by bus, and the terminal itself is compact enough that you can find your gate without much fuss even in the crush of a July morning. From there the ferry cuts out into open water before threading into the Cyclades proper, so there is a stretch of the crossing with no land in sight -- something to bear in mind if you are prone to seasickness, though conditions are generally manageable outside a strong meltemi. Paros itself lies close to the middle of the group, which is part of why so many boats call here: check the schedule box above for the latest confirmed dates rather than assuming a fixed timetable, since operators file their routes in stages through the year.

The spread between the fastest and slowest crossing times on this route is wide, and that gap tells you something useful. The quicker sailings are high-speed catamarans that run more or less direct; the longer ones are conventional ferries that may call at other islands on the way, which suits travellers who are not in a hurry and would rather sit out on deck than pay extra for speed. Either way, expect several crossings a day at the height of summer, thinning out as the season winds down.

Map of the Cyclades showing the ferry route south-east from Rafina, on the Attica coast, to Parikia on Paros.

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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
14:2017:55Sununtil 11 Oct 2026SeajetsChampion Jet 3