Ayvalik-Lesvos: Seda Jale Car Ferry Sails All Winter

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A second car ferry on the Ayvalik-Lesvos (Mytilene) route has now published its winter timetable. On Uğur Jale Lines’ own website the Seda Jale is listed four days a week from November 2026 to the end of May 2027; when we checked on 22 October, this ship’s timetable ended on 20 November. Ertürk’s booking system also shows the Seda Jale’s summer 2027 sailings, with two round trips a day from 2 July to 12 September. Anyone wanting to take a car to Lesvos in winter now has two ships to choose from.

What happened?

On 30 October 2026 we went through Uğur Jale Lines’ timetable page (ugurjalelines.com) for 30 October 2026 to 29 May 2027 in 30-day windows. This is the pattern for the Seda Jale (car ferry, about 1 hour 15 minutes):

• November 2026 to May 2027: Wednesday and Friday Ayvalik 09:00, Mytilene 16:45 (out and back the same day). Saturday from Ayvalik only at 09:00, Sunday from Mytilene only at 16:45. From 28 March 2027 the Mytilene departure is 17:45.
• Exceptions: Sunday 1 November from Ayvalik at 12:00; extra sailings at different times on 4 and 5 November; a 16:45 return from Mytilene is also listed on Saturday 28 November.
• New Year: Thursday 31 December Ayvalik 09:00, back on Friday 1 January from Mytilene at 16:45.

The company’s page only accepts start dates up to 30 April 2027, so June and later cannot be seen there.

On the same day we queried Ertürk Lines’ booking system (Ertürk sells tickets on this route) for 1 January to 31 December 2027 with two different window sizes, 30 and 45 days. Both returned the same sailings and the same sailing numbers. From November to May they match Uğur Jale’s own timetable. For summer 2027 the list shows:

• Seda Jale: winter pattern (Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) until 25 June. From 26 June daily, Ayvalik 09:00, Mytilene 17:45. Two sailings a day from 2 July to 12 September: Ayvalik 09:00 and 14:30, Mytilene 11:30 and 17:45. From 13 September to Sunday 3 October daily again with one sailing; the Seda Jale is not listed after 3 October.
• Fokaia (Turyol): daily from 2 June, two sailings a day from 26 June to 12 September, until 31 October. This is the same as the Turyol timetable we reported on 23 October.

Ertürk’s list has no 2027 prices. It does not say whether times are Turkish or Greek time; the Mytilene departure moving from 16:45 to 17:45 when Greece changes its clocks suggests that departures from the island are given in Greek time. Ask when you book.

What it means for travellers

• Taking a car to Lesvos in winter: the Seda Jale and Turyol’s Fokaia are listed on the same days and at the same times in winter: a day trip on Wednesday or Friday, or out on Saturday and back on Sunday. If one ship is full or a sailing is cancelled, there is a second option on the same day. Update (1 November 2026): Turyol’s timetable now also lists Fokaia from Mytilene on Saturdays (16:45) and from Ayvalık on Sundays (12:00), so Fokaia sails both ways on all four days. For the documents you need, see our guide to taking a car to the Greek islands.
• Summer 2027: from 2 July to 12 September Ertürk’s list shows four departures a day in each direction on two car ferries. The 14:30 departure from Ayvalik is a new option for anyone who cannot make the morning boat.
• Visa on arrival (Turkish passport holders only): the Greek islands’ visa-on-arrival scheme for Turkish citizens currently runs until April 2027; no extension has been announced. Other travellers follow the normal Schengen rules.
• Weather: wind cancellations are more frequent in winter, so do not leave your return to the last possible day.

For all operators, times and fares see our Ayvalik to Lesvos ferry guide and Lesvos to Ayvalik ferry guide, for Ertürk’s other routes our Ertürk Lines page, and for the 2027 picture on other routes our report on 2027 ferry sailings on sale. Sailings shown in a booking system can change; check again before you travel.

Sources

• Uğur Jale Lines - Ferry timetable (checked 30 October 2026 for 30 October 2026 to 29 May 2027)
• Ertürk Lines - Ayvalik-Mytilene timetable (checked 30 October 2026 for 2027 with two windows)
• Turyol - Ferry timetable (23 October 2026)
• Turyol – Timetable, Ayvalık–Lesvos (Fokaia) (checked 1 November 2026)

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