Vathy to Patmos Ferry

By Dave Briggs

Useful Resources for Your Greek Island Trip

Vathy to Patmos 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 202676 of 30about twice 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.

Vathy on Samos to Patmos is the standard way of dropping from the eastern Aegean into the Dodecanese, run by Blue Star Ferries and Superfast Ferries with the Diagoras and the Lefka Ori. Crossing time runs from a little under three hours to nearly five, depending on which sailing you take and whether it calls anywhere en route. These are full-size overnight-capable ships, so there is plenty of deck space and a proper seating saloon.

You arrive at Skala, the port town of Patmos, with the fortified Monastery of St John standing on the ridge above the Chora. Patmos is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has stayed noticeably low-key for an island of its size, with pilgrims and quieter travellers rather than package crowds. The Cave of the Apocalypse sits on the climb between Skala and the Chora, and the beaches are scattered and unhurried.

Expect two or three departures a week rather than a daily service, so it pays to work the crossing into your route early. Live timings and fares are shown in the table below, with fares starting around the low thirties in euro. The same ships carry on down the Dodecanese chain, so Leros, Kalymnos and Rhodes are all reachable without changing operator.