Travel information for Ferries.
Ships and Ferries to Chios - East Aegean Islands.

Chios and the East Aegean Islands in general are connected to the ports of Piraeus and Rafina.
From Chios you can also visit the nearby Cycladic
islands of Syros, Tinos, Mykonos, Andros etc.

In addition, there are ferry connection from Chios
ferry to the island of Rhodes, and basically all East Aegean Islands via a third island.

Your trip to Chios can be with a conventional ferry
boat or by Highspeed depending on the day, the
time and the ferry company you wish to travel with.

If you select to visit Chios with the conventional
ferry your trip will take about 7-9.30 hours while
with a Highspeed ferry 5.30-6.30 hours depending
on how many ports the ferry will call at on the way.

Ferries from Piraeus to Chios run all year round
on a daily basis. In summer of course there are
more departures to choose from.

1. Piraeus - Kythnos - Syros - Tinos
Ikaria - Chios
2. Piraeus - Syros - Tinos - Chios
3. Piraues - Syros - Tinos - Ikaria
Samos - Chios
4. Piraeus - Kythnos - Syros - Tinos
Ikaria - Samos - Chios
5. Piraeus - Kythnos - Syros - Mykonos
Ikaria - Samos - Chios
6. Piraeus - Kythnos - Mykonos - Ikaria
Samos - Chios
7. Piraeus - Mykonos - Ikaria - Samos
Chios

Attention !
The above mentioned information is subject to alteration. To be sure about correct schedules, departure and arrival times of conventional and highspeed ferries check the ONLINE Booking System.

Chios Ferries East Aegean Islands

Ships and Ferries to the island of Chios in the East Aegean
Travel Information for ferries to Chios. Island of Chios East Aegean.

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Starting your reservation through the online booking system you can select to have your tickets
sent to you or to collect them from the port office on the day of departure about 2 hours
before departure simply by giving your reservation code and showing your ID card.

We wish you a pleasant trip!

Travel Guide Chios Island East Aegean Greece

Overview of Chios Island

Map of Chios Island

History of Chios Island

Archaeology in Chios Island

Mythology about Chios Island

Areas of Chios Island

Museums in Chios Island

Beaches of Chios Island

Churches & Monasteries

Hotels in Chios Island

Useful Phone Numbers of Chios

Photo Gallery of Chios Island

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Chios - East Aegean Islands

CHIOS > HISTORY

Chios has a longtime history that starts at least at the Early Bronze Age as there is evidence that the island was inhabited for the first time at that age. The settlement of Ionians around 1100 B.C. is of great importance for the island’s history.

Chios was conquered by the Persians in the second half of the 6th century BC. After the Greek-Persian Wars, Chios joined the Athenian Alliance, but soon wanted to get out of it. Athens punished the rebellious residents in 412 BC, and forced them to stay into Athens alliance until they finally regained their independence in 354 BC.

In the 13th century, in the aftermath of the 4th Crusade, first the Venetians and then the Genoese moved in.

Chios actually prospered under the Genoese, but in 1566 the Turks took over. In 1821 Chios joined Samos in the general revolt of Greeks against the Turks, but the next year Turks singled out Chios for exempplary punishment, slaughtering an estimated 25.000 Chios residents and enslaving 80.000 others.

In 1912 it formally joined to the Greek Nation.

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