https://coasttoisland.com/news/ Dated, sourced updates on ferries from Turkey to the Greek islands, visa on arrival and travel rules. en-GB https://coasttoisland.com/news/aliaga-lesvos-ferry-winter-2027-timetable/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/aliaga-lesvos-ferry-winter-2027-timetable/ Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Turyol's timetable lists Aliağa–Lesvos again from 21 November: Saturday out, Sunday back in winter, and the 2027 season on sale to 31 October. https://coasttoisland.com/news/bodrum-kos-ferries-december-january/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/bodrum-kos-ferries-december-january/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ertürk's timetable now lists Bodrum-Kos sailings on Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays in December, plus Turgutreis boats on 1, 5 and 15 January. https://coasttoisland.com/news/bodrum-cruise-port-ferry-pier-plan/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/bodrum-cruise-port-ferry-pier-plan/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT A new ferry pier and 130-boat berthing area are planned at Bodrum Cruise Port, where some Kos ferries leave. The EIA review has begun; commission meets 1 Dec. https://coasttoisland.com/news/booking-bill-turkey-general-assembly/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/booking-bill-turkey-general-assembly/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Turkey's bill requiring a permit for foreign booking platforms goes to the parliament floor from 10 November: TRY 5m permit, TRY 500,000 fine, access blocking. https://coasttoisland.com/news/chios-extra-ferries-athens-winter-2026-2027/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/chios-extra-ferries-athens-winter-2026-2027/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT With Chios airport shut, Greece's shipping ministry is preparing a tender for two extra ferry lines from Piraeus and Lavrio/Rafina, 30 November-28 March. https://coasttoisland.com/news/tilos-travel-blue-friday-2027-open-tickets/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/tilos-travel-blue-friday-2027-open-tickets/ Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Until 20 Dec Tilos Travel sells open return tickets for 1 Mar-31 Dec 2027: Bodrum-Kos €11, Kusadasi-Samos €15. No refunds, and the visa risk is yours. https://coasttoisland.com/news/mytilene-airport-closed-tuesdays-winter-2026-2027/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/mytilene-airport-closed-tuesdays-winter-2026-2027/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mytilene airport on Lesvos has no flights on Tuesdays from 17 Nov 2026 to 23 Mar 2027. What it means for the Ayvalik ferry and flying via Lesvos from Chios. https://coasttoisland.com/news/turkish-passport-fees-2027-estimate/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/turkish-passport-fees-2027-estimate/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT If Turkey's 27.83% revaluation rate is applied in full, the 10-year passport fee rises from 13,410 TL to about 17,143 TL. In 2026 the rise was 18.95%. https://coasttoisland.com/news/chios-airport-closure-attica-extends-piraeus-sailings/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/chios-airport-closure-attica-extends-piraeus-sailings/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT With Chios airport closing on 15 November, Attica Group keeps its October Piraeus-Chios-Lesvos schedule for another month. Çeşme ferries are unaffected. https://coasttoisland.com/news/turkey-departure-fee-2027-revaluation-rate/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/turkey-departure-fee-2027-revaluation-rate/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Turkey's revaluation rate is 27.83%. By law the exit fee for Turkish citizens rises from 1,250 TL to 1,590 TL on 1 January 2027; final notice pending. https://coasttoisland.com/news/new-on-the-islands-november-2026/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/new-on-the-islands-november-2026/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT What changes on the islands in November 2026: Chios and Lesvos airport closures, Kalymnos-Mastichari winter timetable, Samothrace ferry, museum hours. https://coasttoisland.com/news/rhodes-floods-storm-agneta-november-2026/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/rhodes-floods-storm-agneta-november-2026/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Floods and 112 alerts on Rhodes on 2 November, some roads and schools closed. EMY warning runs to Tuesday 3 November afternoon. Confirm your ferry. https://coasttoisland.com/news/samothrace-ferry-new-contract-november-2026/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/samothrace-ferry-new-contract-november-2026/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Samothrace's ferry to Alexandroupoli and Lemnos keeps running after 2 November. Greece signed a new contract on 30 October: 7 sailings a week, 3 to Lemnos. https://coasttoisland.com/news/kas-kastellorizo-november-december-2026-sailings/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/kas-kastellorizo-november-december-2026-sailings/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Meis Express no longer lists daily sailings. Kas-Kastellorizo sailing days in November and December, the 27 Dec-26 Feb gap and the 2027 restart. https://coasttoisland.com/news/ayvalik-lesvos-seda-jale-winter-2027-timetable/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/ayvalik-lesvos-seda-jale-winter-2027-timetable/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Uğur Jale Lines lists its car ferry Seda Jale four days a week to May 2027. Ertürk's system shows two sailings a day in summer 2027. https://coasttoisland.com/news/cesme-chios-erturk-car-sailings-december-january/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/cesme-chios-erturk-car-sailings-december-january/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://coasttoisland.com/news/2027-ferry-sailings-on-sale/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/2027-ferry-sailings-on-sale/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ertürk's system now shows summer 2027: Çeşme-Chios daily 30 Apr-30 Sep, Fethiye-Rhodes daily from 14 May, Kaş-Kastellorizo from 19 Apr. Checked 29 Oct. https://coasttoisland.com/news/piraeus-strike-30-october-final-sailing-times/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/piraeus-strike-30-october-final-sailing-times/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tomorrow's 24-hour seafarers' strike covers seven ports. Piraeus sailings to Rhodes, Kos, Leros, Chios and Lesvos move to Friday night; the times are here. https://coasttoisland.com/news/cesme-chios-erturk-timetable-april-2027/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/cesme-chios-erturk-timetable-april-2027/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ertürk's fast boat is now listed to 30 April 2027. No Ertürk sailings from 11 January to 11 February; in that period only Turyol is listed. https://coasttoisland.com/news/aegean-storm-bodrum-kos-cancelled-rhodes-red-code/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/aegean-storm-bodrum-kos-cancelled-rhodes-red-code/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bodrum-Kos sailings were cancelled on 26 October. Rhodes and the Dodecanese are on Red Code until 29 October. Confirm your ferry before going to port. https://coasttoisland.com/news/greek-islands-museum-winter-hours-2026/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/greek-islands-museum-winter-hours-2026/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Under a Ministry of Culture decision, sites on Rhodes, Kos, Kalymnos, Kastellorizo and Samothrace open 08:30-15:30 from 1 Nov to 31 Mar. What is closed. https://coasttoisland.com/news/greece-clocks-go-back-25-october-2026/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/greece-clocks-go-back-25-october-2026/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Greece moved to UTC+2 on 25 October 2026; Turkey stays on UTC+3. Until 28 March 2027 island ferry times are an hour behind Turkish time. What to check. https://coasttoisland.com/news/cesme-chios-turyol-2027-timetable/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/cesme-chios-turyol-2027-timetable/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Turyol's car-carrying Chios is listed until 3 January, then only the catamaran. Five days a week in winter, daily from May 2027. https://coasttoisland.com/news/ayvalik-lesvos-turyol-winter-2027-timetable/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/ayvalik-lesvos-turyol-winter-2027-timetable/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Turyol's car ferry Fokaia is listed four days a week all winter, both ways, and its catamaran at weekends until 28 Feb. Daily sailings from June 2027. https://coasttoisland.com/news/bodrum-kos-bodrum-sea-lines-november-2026/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/bodrum-kos-bodrum-sea-lines-november-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bodrum Sea Lines runs Bodrum-Kos daily in October and Wednesday to Sunday in November with Fahri Kaptan III. Times and what it means for winter trips. https://coasttoisland.com/news/piraeus-ferry-strike-30-october-2026/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/piraeus-ferry-strike-30-october-2026/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Greek seafarers' union PENEN has called a 24-hour strike at Attica's ports on Friday 30 October 2026. What it means for Turkey-island ferries and Piraeus links. https://coasttoisland.com/news/chios-airport-closed-november-2026-march-2027/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/chios-airport-closed-november-2026-march-2027/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Chios airport closes for runway works from the evening of 15 November 2026 to 15 March 2027. Islanders are protesting. What it means for ferries from Çeşme. https://coasttoisland.com/news/cesme-chios-december-2026-car-sailings/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/cesme-chios-december-2026-car-sailings/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Turyol's Çeşme–Chios timetable runs five days a week to 18 December. Its car-carrying Chios sails Tue, Sat and Sun; Ertürk has also added 18 December. https://coasttoisland.com/news/marmaris-rhodes-winter-timetable-january-2027/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/marmaris-rhodes-winter-timetable-january-2027/ Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sea Dreams has published January 2027: Saturdays only, Marmaris 09:00, Rhodes 15:00. Daily sailings in November, 14 days in December. https://coasttoisland.com/news/kas-kastellorizo-winter-timetable-2026/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/kas-kastellorizo-winter-timetable-2026/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kaş–Kastellorizo winter timetable: the morning and 23:00 returns from the island end on 31 October; from November not every day (update 31 Oct). https://coasttoisland.com/news/greek-islands-ferries-winter-schedule-2026/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/greek-islands-ferries-winter-schedule-2026/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Car sailings to Chios drop to weekends, some routes fall to once a week, and Greece sets its clocks back on 25 October. The latest on Aegean routes for winter 2026. https://coasttoisland.com/news/booking-bill-passes-committee-turkey/ https://coasttoisland.com/news/booking-bill-passes-committee-turkey/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A bill requiring a licence for platforms such as Booking, Expedia and Airbnb passed a Turkish parliamentary committee. What changes, when Booking could return, and what it means for travellers.