Greece cruise ports
Greece brings together mainland ports and islands spread across several seas. Itinerary names sometimes describe an island or a nearby destination rather than the precise landing place, making the arrival section especially useful. Find your call below, check whether docking or tendering is involved, and plan from the point where passengers actually get ashore. A harbour visit can stand on its own, while a trip across an island needs a separate allowance for transport. Make that choice with the sailing's timetable in mind, including the full return journey to your landing place. An island name alone does not establish where your day starts.
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Getting into town
A walkable port isn't necessarily step-free. At tender ports, the walk starts at the landing. A fare may cover only part of the journey, so check the guide for the full route.
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| Port | Destination | Walking assessment | Time / distance | Arrival | Shuttle / public transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agios Nikolaos, Crete | from the town cruise port, use Lake Voulismeni as the central landmark for a waterfront outing after the passenger exit or tender landing. | Realistic realistic for a town visit once ashore: the port is in the centre, and the municipal tourism office describes a walking route around the lake and adjoining harbour. Take water and sun protection. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock or tender · walking starts after landing | Not needed: you can walk |
| Amorgos | for a Katapola harbour landing, take the bus to Chora, the starting point for a visit to the Archaeological Collection. | Conditional realistic for fit walkers as a hillside hike via Xylokeratidi and the Fotodotis trail. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded Amorgos Bus Company Katapola–Chora · €2.30 one-way Prices checked |
| Andros | for a Gavrio harbour arrival, the public bus serves Chora, where Kairi Square is the landmark for a museum visit. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock or tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded KTEL Andros Gavrio–Batsi–Chora · unknown fare |
| Argostoli, Kefalonia | from the Bastouni cruise jetty, central Argostoli's waterfront leads towards the town end of De Bosset Bridge, the landmark for a town-and-lagoon visit. | Realistic realistic for a town visit; the port connects directly with central Argostoli and its waterfront. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock | Not needed: you can walk |
| Astypalea | this connection runs from Pera Gialos old harbour to the Windmills stop at Chora's windmill square. | Conditional realistic for walkers comfortable with uphill cobbled lanes; Chora rises above Pera Gialos. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock or tender · walking starts after landing | Paid shuttle · €3.00 one-way ASTYBUS Pera Gialos Port–Windmills · €3.00 one-way Prices checked |
| Chania (Souda), Crete | from Souda cruise port, use the public bus to Epimelitirio–Agora, the Municipal Market stop for Chania's old town. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock or tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded Chania Urban Buses 13 · €1.80-2.80 one-way Prices checked |
| Chios Island | for a Central Port arrival, the town-side destination is Prokymaia, Chios Town's harbourfront promenade; this walking advice does not apply to Mesta. | Realistic realistic for a Central Port town visit once outside the working quay; the regional tourism board recommends strolling along Prokymaia and exploring the town on foot. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock or tender · walking starts after landing | Not needed: you can walk |
| Corfu (Kerkyra) | the walking distance runs from the New Port cruise terminal to Corfu's Old Town; the bus goes to San Rocco Square. | Realistic realistic for an independent town visit after the separate quay-to-terminal transfer, according to the port authority. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: 1.6 km | Dock | Not needed: you can walk |
| Corinth (Korinthos) | leave Corinth's commercial cruise harbour for the modern waterfront around the Pegasus waterfront landmark; the port guide's walk estimate is to nearby town shops and cafés. | Realistic about 5 minutes from the port to nearby shops and cafés in the port fund's visitor guide; realistic for a short town visit once clear of the working quay. | Walk: See walking conditions Distance: Not recorded | Dock | Not needed: you can walk |
| Delos Island | Delos is an archaeological site; the reference point here is the site café, reached on foot from the island's tender landing area. | Conditional realistic for visitors comfortable with uneven ground and limited shade; exploration of the ruins is on foot. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: 0.3 km | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded Public transport: not recorded |
| Fiskardo, Kefalonia | from the tender landing in Fiskardo harbour, the local destination is Fiskardo's village waterfront, with its restaurants and shops. | Realistic realistic for a local village visit; the port fund describes immediate access from the harbour to the settlement and its waterfront services. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Not needed: you can walk |
| Gythion | after landing at Gythion's town harbour, the local walking destination is the Cranae causeway, reached along the waterfront. | Realistic realistic for a waterfront outing; the municipality describes a shore walk towards Cranae, while streets climbing into the upper town involve steps. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Not needed: you can walk |
| Heraklion, Crete | from the cruise terminals at Piers II and IV–V, head out to the city waterfront for Eleftherias Square, beside the Archaeological Museum. | Not recorded realistic once outside the working port, following the waterfront and central pedestrian streets towards Eleftherias Square. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock | Shuttle: not recorded Heraklion CityBus 91 (Red) · €0 one-way Prices checked |
| Hydra | arrive by tender in Hydra Port, with the Historical Archives–Museum on the harbour as a central landmark for a waterfront visit. | Realistic realistic around the harbour; cobbled surfaces and steps make the uphill streets and museum visits more demanding. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Not needed: you can walk |
| Igoumenitsa (Corfu region) | Cruise Terminal T3 serves the town waterfront, with the Archaeological Museum of Igoumenitsa as a separate stop for a longer town walk. | Realistic realistic for the waterfront cafés, restaurants and shops, which the port association places a short walk from the cruise dockside; leave through the authorised passenger exit. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock | Not needed: you can walk |
| Ikaria | at Agios Kirykos harbour, head for the marble Ikarian Heroes Monument and fountain in the portside square; these directions apply to Agios Kirykos, not Evdilos. | Realistic realistic for the paved harbour square and its cafés once ashore; the narrow cobbled streets climb inland towards the museum and upper town. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock or tender · walking starts after landing | Not needed: you can walk |
| Ios | from the public bus terminal at Gialos harbour, travel uphill to the Chora bus stop for the island's main village. | Conditional realistic for visitors comfortable with an uphill outing and Chora's rising lanes; take the bus uphill if heat or slopes make walking unsuitable. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded KTEL Ios Port–Chora–Mylopotas · €2.20 one-way Prices checked |
| Itea | from Itea's town-harbour cruise pier, make for the Itea Esplanade on the town waterfront. | Realistic realistic for a town visit once outside the operational port; the esplanade has a seaside promenade and walking areas. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock | Not needed: you can walk |
| Kalamata | from Kalamata's cruise harbour, leave the working quay for the port waterfront and head inland towards Aristomenous Street in the shopping centre. | Realistic about 20 minutes from the port waterfront to the centre, using the municipality's estimate; realistic along Faron Street's signed, broad pavement, with ramps, benches and trees. Add the walk out of your assigned quay. | Walk: 20 min Distance: Not recorded | Dock | Not needed: you can walk |
| Kalymnos | Pothia's central pier is the documented small-cruise arrival point; the Archaeological Museum of Kalymnos in Agia Triada is a useful town destination. | Realistic realistic for a town outing through Pothia's streets and lanes; cruise operator Peter Sommer Travels includes the archaeological museum as a walk from its Pothia port visit. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock | Not needed: you can walk |
| Kamares, Sifnos | from the Kamares seafront tender landing, the inland destination is Apollonia's main square and post office; Kamares itself has shops, restaurants and a beach beside the port. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded Sifnos Bus Kamares–Apollonia · €2.20 one-way Prices checked |
| Karpathos | for a Pigadia call, start at the harbour tender landing and use the Archaeological Museum, in the former Italian administrative building, as a town landmark. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded KTEL Karpathos Pigadia–Ammoopi · unknown fare |
| Kavala | from the cruise berths at Apostolos Pavlos passenger port, head into the adjoining lower city towards Eleftherias Square. | Realistic realistic after leaving the operational quay; the Port Authority places the centre within walking distance. Panagia's old town is uphill beyond the lower city. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock | Not needed: you can walk |
| Kos | from the commercial cruise jetties, head towards Kos Town's Ancient Agora via the town harbour and its Ippokratous Street or bar-street entrance. | Realistic realistic for central sightseeing once outside the commercial port; the municipality puts the Agora's bar-street approach about 2 minutes from the town harbour, after the cruise-pier approach. | Walk: See walking conditions Distance: Not recorded | Dock | Not needed: you can walk |
| Kythnos | SeaDream's documented tender landing is Apokrousi Beach, while Chora (Messaria), the island capital, is an inland destination separate from the beach and Merichas harbour. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded Public transport: not recorded |
| Lavrio (Lavrion) (Athens) | the cruise passenger station serves Lavrio's local centre around the fish market; the bus figures below describe the separate onward journey to Nomismatokopeio metro station in Athens. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock | Shuttle: not recorded KTEL Attikis Lavrio–Nomismatokopeio · €4.90 one-way Prices checked |
| Milos | Adamas passenger port is beside the village waterfront, with Adamas Bus Terminal in the centre as the starting point for the onward service to Plaka. | Realistic realistic for exploring the Adamas waterfront; Plaka is a separate inland outing. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock or tender · walking starts after landing | Not needed: you can walk |
| Mithymna (Molyvos), Lesvos | from the Molyvos harbour tender landing, the named destination is Mithymna Castle above the village, using Hellenic Heritage's port-to-castle estimate. | Conditional about 17 minutes uphill to Mithymna Castle; realistic for walkers comfortable with a demanding climb through the village, with extra time for uneven paving and rests. | Walk: 17 min Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded Public transport: not recorded |
| Monemvasia | from Monemvasia's tender landing, the destination is the fortress gate beyond Gefyra; the timed routes below begin in Gefyra, with the walk continuing to the Archaeological Collection in the Lower Town. | Conditional about 20 minutes from Gefyra to the Archaeological Collection; realistic if you can manage the sun-exposed causeway approach and worn paving inside the town. | Walk: See walking conditions Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Ship-only shuttle · unknown fare Municipal bus Gefyra–Castle · unknown fare |
| Mount Athos | Not applicable: this guide covers a route or several places. | Not applicable (route overview) | Walk: Not applicable Distance: Not applicable | Route overview | Not applicable (route overview) |
| Mykonos | from the New Port cruise dock at Tourlos, use the SeaBus to the Mykonos Town/Chora landing on the Old Port waterfront. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock or tender · walking starts after landing | Ship-only shuttle · unknown fare Mykonos SeaBus: Tourlos–Chora · €2.50 one-way Prices checked |
| Myrina, Lemnos | Star Clippers' Myrina tender pier is the starting point for its published walk to the town centre, where the market streets make a useful first stop. | Realistic realistic for a town visit; save the separate uphill castle climb for when you have the energy and time. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: 0.8 km | Tender · walking starts after landing | Not needed: you can walk |
| Mytilene (Mitilini), Lesvos | from Mytilene passenger harbour, use Sappho Square on the central waterfront as your meeting landmark; the castle timing below starts at that square. | Realistic realistic for the harbourfront and Ermou shopping street; from Sappho Square, the onward walk to Mytilene Castle takes about 15 minutes and climbs uphill. | Walk: See walking conditions Distance: Not recorded | Dock or tender · walking starts after landing | Not needed: you can walk |
| Nafplio (Nauplia) | from Nafplio's harbour waterfront, head into the lower old town towards Syntagma Square and the Archaeological Museum. | Realistic realistic for a town visit; cruise operators run walking tours directly from the tender pier through the old-town streets to Syntagma Square. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock or tender · walking starts after landing | Not needed: you can walk |
| Naxos | for a landing in Chora harbour, the walking landmark is the Saint Ursula Cultural Centre in the castle quarter, where the archaeological collection is temporarily displayed. | Conditional about 10 minutes from Chora port; realistic if you can manage the uphill old-town lanes to the castle quarter. | Walk: 10 min Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded KTEL Naxos Town–Agios Prokopios · €1.80 one-way Prices checked |
| Nydri, Lefkada | for a landing on Nydri's harbour waterfront, Dimarcheio (the town hall) is the central landmark for the bus connection to Lefkada town. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded KTEL Lefkadas Nydri–Lefkada · unknown fare |
| Parga | the shore-side route runs from Parga's town harbour to Parga Castle above the old town. | Conditional about 8 minutes from the harbour to the castle; realistic for passengers comfortable with an uphill cobbled path and steps. | Walk: 8 min Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded Public transport: not recorded |
| Paros | for a landing in Parikia harbour, the walking landmark is the Archaeological Museum of Paros in town; Naoussa is a separate landing town. | Realistic about 8 minutes from Parikia harbour to the museum; realistic through the town streets, with uneven paving in the old centre. | Walk: 8 min Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Not needed: you can walk |
| Patmos | the route is from the Skala cruise quay or tender landing to Chora, Patmos's hilltop main town. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded Patmos Bus Skala-Chora · unknown fare |
| Piraeus (Athens) | From the Piraeus cruise terminals on Akti Miaouli and Akti Xaveriou, head for Syntagma Square in central Athens. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock | Free shuttle Metro Line 3 (Piraeus stations) · unknown fare |
| Platis Gialos Sifnos | the route is from the Platis Gialos harbour refuge to Artemonas, the bus service's central-village terminus. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock or tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded Sifnos Bus Platy Gialos-Artemonas · €2.20 one-way Prices checked |
| Poros | figures are from the New West Port to Poros centre along the central coastal road; cruise tenders can use other waterfront points. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded Poros municipal bus · €0 one-way Prices checked |
| Preveza | the relevant route is from the working commercial quay to the old-town waterfront and pedestrian lanes in central Preveza. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock | Shuttle: not recorded Public transport: not recorded |
| Pylos | the route is from the town-harbour tender landing to Trion Navarchon central square on the Pylos waterfront. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded KTEL Messinia Pylos-Kalamata · €5.50 one-way Prices checked |
| Rethymnon | the distance is from the modern cruise berth to Rethymno town centre. | Realistic Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: 0.2 km | Dock | Not needed: you can walk |
| Rhodes | start at the Tourist Harbour cruise pier for the nearest gate in the Old Town walls; the municipal minibus continues along the waterfront to City Hall in the new town. | Realistic about 10 minutes from the pier to the nearest Old Town gate; realistic for most walkers, with historic paving inside the walled city. | Walk: 10 min Distance: Not recorded | Dock | Not needed: you can walk |
| Sami, Kefalonia | the tender lands at Sami harbour, beside the town's waterfront cafés and services. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded Public transport: not recorded |
| Samos Town (Vathy) | from the tender landing at Vathy's tourist harbour, make for Pythagoras Square on the town waterfront, then Town Hall Square for the Archaeological Museum. | Realistic realistic for a local waterfront visit; once at Pythagoras Square, allow 4 minutes on foot to the Archaeological Museum at Town Hall Square. | Walk: See walking conditions Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Not needed: you can walk |
| Santorini | from the Old Port (Skala) tender landing, head up to Fira's upper cable-car station on the caldera rim. Ships anchor in the caldera and boats take passengers ashore. The port names two landing points, the Old Port below Fira and Athinios, but its information doesn't say who lands where, so follow your ship's instructions. | Conditional possible if you're fit, but the stair route is steep, unshaded and hard going, and you share it with mule trains. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded Public transport: not recorded |
| Skiathos | the tender landing is in Skiathos harbour, with Skiathos Town wrapped around the old and new port and Bourtzi between them. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded Public transport: not recorded |
| Skopelos, Northern Sporades | SeaDream's tender pier is at Chora, where the old town climbs in stepped lanes directly behind the port. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded Public transport: not recorded |
| Skyros (Linaria) | figures are from Linaria harbour to the Faltaits Museum at Brooke Square in Chora. | Not recorded Route conditions: not recorded. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: 10.1 km | Dock or tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded KTEL Chalkida Linaria–Chora · unknown fare |
| Souda (Chania), Crete | travel from Souda’s commercial cruise port to Chania’s Agora (Municipal Market) area, then continue on foot to the Venetian harbour. | Impractical not realistic for a short call; Chania is a separate town. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock | Shuttle: not recorded Chania Urban Bus 13 · €1.80-2.80 one-way Prices checked |
| Spetses | figures are from the Dapia tender pier to the Museum of Spetses in the central harbour district. | Realistic about 10 minutes; realistic through the compact Dapia district. | Walk: 10 min Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Not needed: you can walk |
| Symi | figures are from Gialos harbour to the Archaeological Museum of Symi in Chorio. | Conditional about 20 minutes; partly realistic because the Kali Strata has 500 steps. | Walk: 20 min Distance: Not recorded | Dock or tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded Public transport: not recorded |
| Syros (Ermoupolis) | figures are from the Ermoupolis cruise facility to the adjoining town-centre waterfront. | Realistic realistic because the port opens directly onto Ermoupolis, with the town centre 10 m away. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: 10 m from the cruise facility to the town centre. | Dock or tender · walking starts after landing | Not needed: you can walk |
| Thessaloniki | leave Makedonia terminal by the main gate and follow the waterfront towards Aristotelous Square; Alexander the Great terminal is farther inside the port on Pier 2. | Realistic realistic along the seafront pedestrian promenade after leaving the port; use the permitted passenger route through the operational quays. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Dock | Not needed: you can walk |
| Tinos | figures are from Tinos new port to Chora's central waterfront at Pantanassa Square. | Realistic realistic along the coastal road from the new port and into Chora's pedestrian streets. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: 0.5 km | Dock or tender · walking starts after landing | Not needed: you can walk |
| Vathi (Vathy), Ithaca | the cruise tender lands within Vathi's urban waterfront, with the Metropolis church as the central landmark. | Not recorded realistic around the lower waterfront; the full walk from one side of Vathi to the other takes about one hour. | Walk: See walking conditions Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Shuttle: not recorded Public transport: not recorded |
| Volos | figures are from the cruise berths to the city-centre waterfront at Argonafton promenade. | Realistic about 5 minutes; realistic on level city streets to the pedestrianised waterfront. | Walk: 5 min Distance: 0.5 km | Dock | Not needed: you can walk |
| Zakynthos (Zante) | the route is from the cruise-tender boat berth in Zakynthos harbour to Solomos Square, the central square and site of the Museum of Zakynthos. | Realistic realistic along the town waterfront and pedestrian streets; the exact tender berth can vary. | Walk: Not recorded Distance: Not recorded | Tender · walking starts after landing | Not needed: you can walk |
How to read these comparisons
We only compare shuttles and public transport where walking isn't a clear yes. A bus or shuttle may cover only part of the way, or go somewhere else entirely, so check the guide for the route and what the ticket covers. Free shuttles come first. Fares are only put in order when the tickets are the same kind.
Not recorded: we haven't checked this yet, though the guide may say more. None: the guide records no such service. Not applicable: the comparison doesn't fit, either because the guide covers a route or several places, or because you can walk and a shuttle doesn't matter. Unknown fare: there's a service, but we don't have its price. Service unknown: we haven't confirmed the shuttle runs.
Times and distances run from the berth or landing to the landmark named in each guide. That isn't always the city on your itinerary. On the walking page, realistic walks come first, then conditional ones, then ports where walking isn't practical. Within each group, the shortest walks come first.
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