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Çeşme–Chios: Ertürk Adds Car Sailings in December, January

Ertürk now lists its car ferry Apostolos S. on Çeşme–Chios at weekends in December 2026 and January 2027. Dates, times and what changes. Checked 30 Oct.

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Ertürk Lines has added its car ferry Apostolos S. to the Çeşme–Chios timetable for December 2026 and January 2027. In our earlier October checks Ertürk listed no car sailings after November, and in December only Turyol’s ship Chios took cars. Now Apostolos S. is listed on Fridays to Sundays in December and on every weekend in January, the last sailing on 31 January 2027. For drivers, and for anyone planning a day trip from Chios, the winter looks quite different.

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What happened?

On 30 October 2026 we queried the booking system behind Ertürk’s Çeşme–Chios timetable for November 2026 to April 2027 with two different search windows (55 and 37 days), and again for December to February with 50- and 29-day windows. Both returned the same sailings. Apostolos S. carries cars; the listing gives a crossing time of 35 minutes.

  • December 2026: Friday to Sunday on 4–6, 11–13 and 18–20 December, plus Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 December (no sailing on Friday 25 December).
  • January 2027: every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 31 January.
  • Fridays and Saturdays: departures from Chios at 08:00 and 16:00, and from Çeşme at 09:50 and 18:00. In January the Friday sailings are only Chios 08:00 and Çeşme 18:00.
  • Sundays: Chios 16:00, Çeşme 18:00.
  • After 31 January: no car sailings are listed, and there are no 2027 fares yet.

Ertürk does not say whether the times are Turkish or Greek time. From 25 October 2026 to 28 March 2027 Greece is one hour behind Turkey (our report on the clock change), so check the time printed on your ticket.

The same queries confirmed the rest of Ertürk’s winter pattern. The fast boat (no cars) is listed on 1–3 and 8–10 January and then not again until 12 February. From 11 to 31 January, Apostolos S. at weekends is therefore Ertürk’s only service on the route. In November Apostolos S. keeps its Friday-to-Sunday sailings, plus Tuesday and Wednesday 3–4 and 10–11 November.

What does it mean for travellers?

  • Taking a car: in December there are now two car ferries: Apostolos S. on Fridays to Sundays and Turyol’s Chios on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays (Turyol’s timetable, last checked 24 and 30 October, lists the Chios until 3 January 2027). From 4 to 31 January, Apostolos S. at weekends is the only car ferry listed on the route. Insurance and documents are covered in our guide to taking a car to the Greek islands.
  • Day trip from Chios: on Fridays and Saturdays you can leave Chios at 08:00 and return from Çeşme at 18:00: on 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19 and 26 December and on every Friday and Saturday in January. Before this update Ertürk listed no morning departure from Chios in December or January. See our Chios to Çeşme day trip guide.
  • From Çeşme: the fast boat still leaves Çeşme at 09:00 and Chios at 16:30 on its days. On Fridays and Saturdays in December and on Saturdays in January, Apostolos S. adds Çeşme 09:50 and Chios 16:00.
  • Mid-January: “no Ertürk sailings from 11 January to 11 February”, as we reported on 28 October, now applies only to the fast boat.
  • Changes and weather: Ertürk has changed this timetable several times this autumn, and winter cancellations because of wind are more frequent. Check again a few days before you travel.

Route details, fares and check-in times are in our guides to the Çeşme to Chios ferry and the Chios to Çeşme ferry; all winter routes are compared in our winter ferry report 2026–2027. Earlier reports: Turyol’s December car sailings (18 October) and Ertürk’s timetable to April 2027 (28 October).

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