{"id":21348,"date":"2015-05-13T20:09:42","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T18:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ikaria.ch\/?p=21348"},"modified":"2024-04-06T16:25:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T14:25:34","slug":"island-hopping-made-easy-with-a-speedboat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ursula.ikaria.ch\/en\/island-hopping-made-easy-with-a-speedboat\/","title":{"rendered":"Island hopping made easy with a speedboat!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Island hopping has never been so easy!<\/h1>\n

Dodekanissos Seaway now also serves Ikaria (Agios Kyrikos)! This makes island hopping child’s play. You can now fly to Samos<\/a> or Kos and from there come over to us on the super-fast speedboat! Suddenly, years of insurmountable distances have become very close! :-) Another idea would be to fly directly to Ikaria by regular ferry<\/a> or plane<\/a> and start some excursions from here by speedboat. I have noted ideas and tips below.<\/p>\n

Dodekanissos Pride<\/h2>\n

That’s the name of our speedboat. The route is colored green on the map. The Pride departs from Pythagorion (Samos) every Monday and Wednesday from April 1st to October 31st at 8:30 a.m. and returns to Pythagorion at 6:30 p.m. Stay overnight in Pythagorion at Remezzo<\/a> (the owners are very nice and they help you with the tickets and everything!)<\/p>\n

Samos – Fourni – Ikaria – Patmos – Lipsi – Leros – Kalymnos – Kos and back again on the same day<\/p>\n

It takes about one and a half hours from Ikaria to Samos with a stopover in Fourni, and three and a half hours from Kos. We have never been able to get from one island to the other so quickly! This leads directly to…<\/p>\n

Island hopping – Excursion ideas<\/h1>\n

Patmos<\/strong>: For example, you could board the speedboat at 10:00 a.m., at 11:10 a.m. you’ll be in Patmos, visit the Apocalypse Monastery and do one of the wonderful hikes<\/a>, and at 4:10 p.m. you’ll drive back to Ikaria. For overnight accommodation I recommend the Evons in Faros<\/a>. This is close to Ikaria airport and close to Agios Kyrikos.<\/p>\n

Kusadasi (T\u00fcrkiye)<\/strong>: I tried this with my family and I would do it again in a heartbeat! With the afternoon boat at 5:30 p.m. (1 hour) to Samos, overnight in Pythagorion near Remezzo<\/a> (the owners are very nice and they help you with the tickets and everything!), in the morning with the boat to Kusadasi at 8:00 a.m. (1 hour) . For lovers of antiquity: definitely plan a visit to the incredible excavations of Ephesus. You can return to Samos on the same day or enjoy the Turkish atmosphere in the bazaar for two days.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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