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Turkey

107 ports

ports: 107
Operators: 24
Bostanlı to Üçkuyular: 25m
Ayvalık to Cunda: 5h 45m

Şehir Hatları, İzdeniz and nine other companies sail between 95 ports in Turkey. Ferries also sail to Turkey from 11 ports in Greece and Cyprus, mostly Rhodes, Kyrenia and Kos. The main crossing, from Bostanlı to Üçkuyular, takes 25 minutes and runs 48 times a day; the longest within Turkey, from Ayvalık to Cunda, takes 5 hours 45 minutes. Some sailings take cars, others foot passengers only. Some lines are seasonal.

Ferries to Turkey

19 routes

Greece

Kastelorizo to KaşMeis Express · Meis Ferry Lines7mTwice a day, in season Chios to ÇeşmeErtürk Lines · İDO · Sunrise Lines · Tilos Travel · Turyol17m7 a day, in season Kos to BodrumBodrum Sea Lines · Dentur Avrasya · Lafasi Marine Co · Tilos Travel · Turkish Sea Lines · Turyol · Yeşil Marmaris Lines30mAbout 10 a day, in season Kos to TurgutreisDentur Avrasya30mDaily, April to November Mytilene to DikiliİDO30m4 a week, May to September Samos to KuşadasıİDO · Meander Travel · Tilos Travel30mAbout 4 a day, late March to October Mytilene to AyvalıkİDO · Turyol · Uğur Jale Lines40mTwice a day, in season Agia Marina (Leros) to TurgutreisİDO45mDaily, mid-May to September Agia Marina (Leros) to BodrumTilos Travel1hDaily, mid-May to October Pythagorio to KuşadasıİDO · Meander Travel1h12 a week, late April to mid-October Rhodes to MarmarisSea Dreams · Yeşil Marmaris Lines1h3 a day, in season Samos to SığacıkİDO1h4 a week, late April to September Kalymnos to TurgutreisDentur Avrasya1h 15m3 a week, June to mid-September Rhodes to FethiyeİDO · Tilos Travel1h 25mAbout 3 a day, in season Mytilene to AliağaTuryol1h 50mDaily, mid-April to October Patmos to KuşadasıİDO2h4 a week, late May to September

Cyprus

Kyrenia to AnamurAkgünler Denizcilik1h 45mTwice a week, May to August Kyrenia to TaşucuAkgünler Denizcilik · İDO3h9 a week, in season Kyrenia to MersinAkgünler Denizcilik4hTwice a week, June to September

Destinations in Turkey

Dardanelles5 ports

Istanbul47 ports Bosphorus24 ports Princes' Islands5 ports

Lake Van2 ports

Sea of Marmara15 ports Marmara Islands4 ports

Turkish Aegean Coast25 ports Izmir10 ports

Turkish Riviera10 ports

Other ports3 ports

Anamur1 destination Mersin1 destination Taşucu1 destination

Ferry companies in Turkey

Şehir Hatları

Calls at Kadıköy, Beşiktaş, Eminönü and 40 other portsFoot passengers only

13m–2h 25m

İzdeniz

Calls at Bostanlı, Üçkuyular, Karşıyaka and seven other portsCars on some sailings

10m–2h

Turyol

From Kos, Chios and MytileneCars on some sailings

20m–3h 15m

Dentur Avrasya

From Kos and KalymnosFoot passengers only

15m–2h 50m

İDO

From Kyrenia, Rhodes, Chios and five other portsCars on some sailings

10m–4h 35m

Gestaş

Calls at Lapseki, Gelibolu, Çanakkale and 11 other portsCars

15m–3h

Ayvalık Deniz Taşıyıcıları Kooperatifi

Calls at Ayvalık, Ayvalık Islands and CundaFoot passengers onlySeasonal

5h 45m

BUDO

Calls at Mudanya, Kabataş and ArmutluFoot passengers onlyHigh speed

1h 50m–2h 5m

Tilos Travel

From Kos, Rhodes, Chios and two other portsFoot passengers onlyHigh speed

20m–1h 25m

Dalyan Tekne Kooperatifi

Calls at Dalyan, İztuzu Beach, Dalyan Mud Baths and four other portsCars on some sailings

2m–1h 50m

Akgünler Denizcilik

From KyreniaCars on some sailingsHigh speed

1h 45m–5h

Bodrum Ferryboat

Calls at Bodrum and DatçaCars

1h 45m

TCDD Van Gölü Feribot

Calls at Tatvan and VanCars

3h 30m

Yeşil Marmaris Lines

From Kos and RhodesFoot passengers onlyHigh speed

30m–1h

Meander Travel

From Samos and PythagorioFoot passengers onlySeasonal

Ertürk Lines

From ChiosCarsHigh speed

45m

Bodrum Sea Lines

From KosFoot passengers onlyHigh speed

40m

Sunrise Lines

From ChiosCars

35m

Uğur Jale Lines

From MytileneCars

1h 15m

Sea Dreams

From RhodesFoot passengers onlyHigh speedSeasonal

Turkish Sea Lines

From KosCars

Lafasi Marine Co

From KosFoot passengers onlySeasonal

30m

Meis Express

From KastelorizoFoot passengers only

15m

Meis Ferry Lines

From KastelorizoFoot passengers onlyHigh speedSeasonal

Questions

Where do ferries to Turkey leave from?

From 11 ports, mostly Rhodes, Kyrenia and Kos. In Greece: Rhodes, Kos, Mytilene and seven other ports. In Cyprus: Kyrenia.

Which ferry companies sail in Turkey?

Şehir Hatları: Kadıköy, Beşiktaş, Eminönü and 40 other ports. İzdeniz: Bostanlı, Üçkuyular, Karşıyaka and seven other ports. Turyol: from Kos, Chios and Mytilene. Dentur Avrasya: from Kos and Kalymnos. İDO: from Kyrenia, Rhodes, Chios, Mytilene, Samos, Pythagorio, Patmos and Agia Marina (Leros). Gestaş: Lapseki, Gelibolu, Çanakkale and 11 other ports. Ayvalık Deniz Taşıyıcıları Kooperatifi: Ayvalık, Ayvalık Islands and Cunda. BUDO: Mudanya, Kabataş and Armutlu. And 16 other companies.

Can I take my car on a ferry in Turkey?

Partly. Some sailings take cars, others foot passengers only.

Do ferries in Turkey run all year?

Yes. Şehir Hatları, İzdeniz and 17 other companies sail all year round; some lines are seasonal.