Transportation to/from Chios
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Transportation to/from Chios
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The Nissos Mykonos is a semi-highspeed ferry that leaves most days at 12:30 PM and takes about 6 hours to get to Chios. This has now been replaced by a new and even faster boat called the Nissos Chios. Arriving at 6:30 pm is a much more reasonable option. If you are coming from Lesvos the NEL boats leave at around 6 or 7 and arrive three hours later. The Nissos Mykonos leaves Lesvos at 10pm and arrives just after midnight on Chios. Saos lines has a couple ships that also go between Lesvos and Chios.
There are boats between Chios and Samos, Psara, Samothaki, Kavala, Alexandroupolis, Limnos, Ikaria, Thessaloniki, Kalymnos, Kos and Rhodes which go from once a week to several times a week. There are daily boats to Turkey and the small island of Innousses as well. Chios has an airport with several daily flights to and from Athens on Aegean and Olympic Airways. As with all the islands I recommend using a Greek travel agency to book hotels, ferries and rental cars. For Chios I recommend Hahathakis Travel on Lesvos who cooperate with many hotels and local agencies in Chios. See www.greecetravel.com/hahathakis-tours
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There are at least two ferries a day from Pireaus to Chios. Most days the NEL boats leave Pireaus at around 6pm and arrive in Chios at the ungodly hour of 4am, too early to check into your hotel and too late to waste money paying for a full night. The NEL ferries are the Mytilini and the Theophilos. Go with the Mytilini. A cabin is recommended.
For the schedules from Pireaus see