Vathy to Leros Ferry

By Dave Briggs

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Vathy to Leros at a glance

Timetable not published yet

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. Over the last 12 months it ran from June to September, busiest in August (2 or 3 times a week).

Sailings a day, last 12 months

Tap a month to see how it ran

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 202643 of 30about once a week
July 2026129 of 312 or 3 times a week
August 2026139 of 312 or 3 times a week
September 202622 of 30less than once a week

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.

Samos to Leros is one of the longer legs on the Dodecanese line, four and a quarter to well over six hours from Vathy depending on the sailing. Blue Star Ferries and Superfast Ferries work it with the Diagoras and the Lefka Ori, both big conventional ships with cabins, cafeterias and a car deck. It is a comfortable way to cover the distance, and much of it is spent within sight of the Turkish coast and the smaller islands in between.

Ferries dock at Lakki, a harbour lined with 1930s Italian Rationalist buildings that give the place a look found nowhere else in Greece. Lakki is the port rather than the island's main town, so most arrivals move straight on to Platanos, the beach village of Agia Marina, or the coves below the Castle of Pandeli. Leros stays quiet and largely uncommercial, which is precisely why people choose it.

The route runs two or three times a week, and the longer sailings tend to be the ones with extra calls. Current departure times and fares are listed below, with prices starting in the high thirties in euro. If nothing suits, Patmos is the obvious intermediate stop, with local links onward to Leros.