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Update 31 Oct: Meis Express no longer sails every day in November. When we searched its own timetable by date on 31 October 2026, it listed 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 25 and 28 November and 4, 5, 7, 12, 19 and 26 December, and nothing for January 2027. Together with Meis Ferry Lines, no sailings are listed from 27 December 2026 to 26 February 2027. Details: Kaş–Kastellorizo: sailing days in November and December 2026. The statements below that Meis Express sails daily in November are out of date.
Update 24 Oct: Meis Ferry Lines confirmed by email (24 October 2026) that in November it sails once a day on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and in December only on Saturdays. Its website list below has no sailing on Wednesday 25 or Sunday 29 November, so check those two dates with the company. Meis Express’s published list now runs to 18 November, with one round trip a day. The article below still says Meis Express’s list ends on 13 November; that was the state on 16 October.
Both companies on the Kaş–Kastellorizo (Meis) route have published their sailings after November on their websites. A day trip from Kaş to Kastellorizo, going in the morning and returning in the afternoon, remains possible in November: Meis Express lists a sailing every day. However, the 23:00 returns that let you stay for dinner on Kastellorizo, and the last day of the morning boat from the island, end on 31 October. In December the lists show only Saturday sailings.
What happened?
In our winter timetable article of 15 October we could not find a reliable winter timetable for Kaş–Kastellorizo. On 16 October 2026 the two companies’ timetable pages show the following:
Meis Express (list runs to 13 November):
| Period | From Kaş | From Kastellorizo |
|---|---|---|
| Every day | 09:30 or 10:00 (alternating by day) | 16:00 or 16:30 |
| Wednesdays and Saturdays, until 31 October | plus 11:30 and 18:00 | plus 10:30 and 23:00 |
| Fridays, until 30 October | plus 15:30 | plus 10:30 |
| 1–13 November | one sailing a day | one sailing a day |
Meis Ferry Lines (list runs to 26 December):
| Period | From Kaş | From Kastellorizo |
|---|---|---|
| Every day until 1 November | 09:30 or 10:00 | 16:00 |
| Saturdays 17, 24 and 31 October | plus 17:45 | plus 23:00 |
| November | 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22 and 28 November | same days 16:00 |
| December | 5, 12, 19 and 26 December (Saturdays) | same days 16:00 |
Prices: Meis Express charges €25 for an adult one way and for a same-day return, and €35 for an open return. Meis Ferry Lines advertises its day ticket at €25.
What does it mean for travellers?
- A day trip from Kaş to Kastellorizo is still possible in November. With Meis Express you can go in the morning every day and return at 16:00 or 16:30. If you go with Meis Ferry Lines, check only the days on the list in November; this company has no sailings on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
- 31 October is the last date to spend the evening on the island. The 23:00 returns of both companies end that day. If you are planning dinner on Kastellorizo, choose 17, 21, 24, 28 or 31 October (with Meis Ferry Lines, only 17, 24 and 31 October).
- Staying on the island and making a day trip to Kaş is not possible in November. The 10:30 morning boat from the island is not on the list after 31 October. For people staying on Kastellorizo, Kaş becomes a trip of at least one night. See our Kastellorizo–Kaş day trip guide for details.
- Watch the time difference. On 25 October Greece puts its clocks back and Turkey does not. Meis Ferry Lines writes that the times are “local time”. Meis Express does not say which country’s time it uses, so ask when you buy the ticket.
- If you are going on Greece’s visa-on-arrival scheme for Turkish passport holders, the application is made for a specific sailing, so choose the day first. Meis Ferry Lines charges €90 for ages 12 and over and €30 for ages 0–11; for the island there is a requirement of a bank statement showing a daily balance of €300 per person. According to our visa guide, the scheme runs until April 2027.
For timetables, tickets and port procedures see the Kaş–Kastellorizo ferry guide, and for what to do on the island see the Kastellorizo travel guide. Meis Express’s list ends on 13 November; we will update this article when the company publishes its December timetable.
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Sources
- Meis Express – Kaş–Kastellorizo sailing times (checked on 16 October 2026)
- Meis Express – Kaş–Kastellorizo ticket prices (checked on 16 October 2026)
- Meis Ferry Lines – Kaş–Kastellorizo ferry sailings (checked on 16 October 2026)
- Meis Ferry Lines – home page, day ticket and visa-on-arrival fee (checked on 16 October 2026)
- Meis Ferry Lines, email, 24 October 2026
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