Since 1964, the Agapitos family has been involved in the world of coastal shipping. They founded the ferry company Alpha Lines in 2019 to offer passengers an alternative way to travel between Piraeus and Argo-Saronic. The modern passenger speedboat, SPEEDCAT was released in 2020.

A unique feature offered by Alpha Lines is that it is the first shipping company in Greece to introduce check in luggage (similar to air travel). Before boarding the ship, passengers will receive a tag for their luggage and it will be placed in a safe warehouse. This way, you will not have to carry your bulky bags. In addition you will know that your personal belongings are safe throughout the trip.

Take a look at the complete list of ferry companies and choose the one that best suits your travel needs!

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Looking for the whole family’s paper tickets that are deep down in someone’s travel bag as people are lining up impatiently behind you - just to realize one is missing! Or, confidently heading to the ferry, pulling out your mobile, displaying all your electronic tickets at once, and walking right in. For us, there is a clear winner. Having an eTicket on hand just makes everything so much easier.\r\n\r\nAnother frustrating yet common situation is having to pick up your tickets from a ticket booth at the port (also referred to as a central agency). When it comes to getting your physical ferry tickets, the options right now are to either stop by the Ferryscanner office in downtown Athens at some point ahead of your trip or get them from the port before boarding the ferry. Most of the time when our customers book with a ferry company that only offers paper tickets, picking them up at the port is what they decide since they are going there anyway. Don’t be fooled though! 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With Covid-19 still in our lives, it’s best to avoid crowds and keep a safe distance from each other as much as possible. Ask yourself, why wait in line at all? Why go through all this hassle? Instead, you could just leave the house, go straight to the ship, and have your electronic tickets on your mobile for quick and easy access.\r\n\r\n $\"\"$ \r\n\r\nAn electronic ticket or eTicket (also written as an e-ticket, E-Ticket, Eticket, etc.) carries the exact same information as a paper ticket would while simultaneously offering many more benefits.\r\n\r\nToday in Greece, there is no clear legislation when it comes to ferry companies offering their passengers electronic tickets. There are some companies that use them (Blue Star Ferries, Minoan Lines, Seajets, Golden Star Ferries, Saronic Ferries, Alpha Lines, Hellenic Seaways, Fast Ferries, Aegean Speed Lines…).\r\nHowever, even the ferry companies that currently offer eTickets are not completely committed. 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For instance, making electronic ferry tickets the norm for travellers.\r\n\r\nWhether you're staying in the Argo-Saronic group, island hopping between the Cyclades, venturing east over to the Dodecanese or heading south to hang out in Crete - having everything you need for every destination on your mobile would make the journey so much more enjoyable.\r\n\r\nDue to the pandemic and subsequent nationwide lockdowns, during 2021 we saw a digital transformation happen in Greece. To everyone’s surprise, many citizen services quickly went online and were extremely successful in doing so. It was helpful for everyone and long overdue. Now in the new era of everything in Greece going online, ferry travel should follow suit.\r\n\r\nAs a formal appeal to the Greek government, we strongly believe they should make electronic ferry tickets the mandatory way to travel. If digitization is in fact a priority, it only makes sense that ferry travel is included. After all, it is a huge part of Greece’s tourism and transport industries. Going online would certainly streamline the use of ferries in every part of the country. We urge the Greek National Tourism Organization to weigh the pros and cons of only using electronic tickets and have all ferry companies be aligned in doing so. It would undoubtedly only improve the current situation.\r\n\r\n $\"\"$ \r\n\r\nAt Ferryscanner we have the pleasure of speaking to both ferry passengers and ferry companies. We hear from both sides, and function as the go-between for these two parties in order to help facilitate fantastic ferry trips. Questions from customers about why paper tickets are still required come in often. We always explain to them we completely agree that eTickets are the preferable option in every aspect, but the decision is left up to the ferry company.\r\n\r\nAlso in the rare case of someone not having a smartphone and/or actually preferring paper tickets, if eTickets were mandatory they could just print what they need from their email. Exactly like they would do to travel by airplane.\r\n\r\nFrom our perspective as a travel agency, making electronic ferry tickets required for all Greek ferry companies is the only logical move. Similar to how things evolved with air travel, opting for electronic tickets has revolutionized that industry. Just imagine if a few major airlines decided they didn’t want to be digital! There’s no justifiable reason to stay offline. The same should apply to ferry companies. Converting to eTickets makes things so much easier for both sides of the operation. It would simplify the ticket issuing and amendment processes for us as well as boarding and coordination for the passengers and ferry company.\r\n\r\nVisiting the thousands of incredible destinations Greece has to offer around the islands and on the mainland would be more efficient for everyone involved if their ferry tickets were electronic. Having only eTickets would also require every ferry company to operate the same way. In turn, helping travel agencies and ferry passengers. Now, even if a ferry company offers electronic web check-in before the trip, there are one or two (ex: Fast Ferries) that still require passengers to print off the ticket before boarding.\r\n

What are the benefits of using electronic tickets?

\r\nThese are some of the most important benefits for making the switch to exclusively using eTickets. While many good reasons have already been mentioned above, here is a more concise list.\r\n

Boost Tourism

\r\n $\"\"$ \r\n\r\nOffering only electronic ferry tickets will undoubtedly help grow tourism in Greece because it will simplify the booking process for every ferry company and allow people to book trips further in advance. eTickets will also help facilitate tourism since visitors from abroad can easily make reservations online from afar without any language/currency barrier.\r\n

Impossible to Lose

\r\n $\"\"$ \r\n\r\nIf a traveller has printed their eTicket and it gets lost, it’s not a problem. They can reprint it (or just use the ticket/boarding pass on their mobile). On the contrary with physical paper tickets, there is only one version. Therefore, if the ticket gets lost then the customer would also lose all their money and need to book a whole new ticket.\r\n

No Shipping

\r\n $\"\"$ \r\n\r\nPaper tickets need to be shipped to customers, which takes time and can be costly. This is especially the case for foreign customers when we ship our ferry tickets from Greece to abroad. It’s also risky in case the mail is running slow or gets lost, the customer wouldn’t get their tickets or be able to travel. For eTickets though, they will arrive in your inbox mere moments after the booking is completed, and will stay there safely waiting to be displayed whenever needed.\r\n

No Port Pick Up

\r\n $\"\"$ \r\n\r\nGoing to the port to pick up ferry tickets is something that currently causes confusion for many travellers. Specifically for foreigners that are visiting from abroad and aren’t sure where to go or how much time they need. In a large port like Piraeus for example, there are tons of ticket offices for many ferry companies and there are also lots of people all rushing to find their way. This port pick up process is something that happens at the last minute and doesn’t leave much room for error. Booking your trip months in advance and then arriving at the busy port the day of departure with one hour to spare, trying desperately to figure out where to go, just to find a huge queue at the ticket booth – it’s risky and certain to cause stress. If you have an eTicket, that can all be totally avoided. Just make sure you have your mobile and you can go directly to the ferry.\r\n

Easily Amend Trip

\r\n $\"\"$ \r\n\r\nIf a customer wants to cancel their ferry tickets or make a change to their reservation, using paper tickets is very inconvenient. In these situations, the travel agency needs to get the tickets back before we can process any refunds. Meaning, the customer would need to either bring the tickets to our office or physically send them by mail/courier. If the booking is all electronic, the amendment can be made immediately in our system and the new ferry tickets will be emailed right away.\r\n

Environmentally Friendly

\r\n $\"\"$ \r\n\r\nConstantly printing paper tickets that are only used once or twice is wasteful. In addition to the countless trees being cut down, there is also an overt amount of printer toner and electricity used. Implementing only eTickets would have a much lower and less harmful impact on the environment.\r\n

Save Time and Space

\r\n $\"\"$ \r\n\r\nCurrently, all travel agencies and ferry companies in Greece are required to collect and store the physical paper tickets which is inefficient, labor-intensive, time-consuming, and expensive. Having only digital files and records would make things easy to organize and inexpensive to maintain.\r\n\r\nFor the above reasons and more, in 2022 Greece needs to stop using paper tickets for ferry travel and make electronic tickets mandatory. In addition to reducing paper and reducing costs, eTickets would also reduce time wasted (by the traveller during booking, the travel agency during processing, and the ferry company during boarding). They are simply easier and better for everyone involved. It’s time to join the rest of the world in the digital space and implement electronic ferry tickets as the required way to ride a Greek ferry. Welcome aboard!","post_title":"WHY ELECTRONIC FERRY TICKETS IN GREECE SHOULD BE MANDATORY","post_excerpt":"Some ferry companies use electronic ferry tickets but why not all of them? It would improve the Greek travel experience and enhance efficiency for everyone. ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"electronic-tickets-greece-mandatory","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-03-03 13:54:15","post_modified_gmt":"2022-03-03 11:54:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https://cms.ferryscanner.com/?p=664560","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","permanlink":"https://cms.ferryscanner.com/blog/electronic-tickets-greece-mandatory","image":"https://cms.ferryscanner.com/media/2022/03/ferryscanner-electronic-ferry-tickets-greece-now-necessity.jpg"},{"ID":558877,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2022-01-01 16:44:44","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-01 14:44:44","post_content":"Ferry companies in Greece have begun to announce the routes and schedules they plan to operate for next year. This means that visitors from near and far can start planning their trips.\r\n\r\nHere you can find links to specific information for each ferry company.\r\n\r\nKeep checking back here because we will continuously update this space whenever more Greek ferry companies decide on their 2022 ferry schedules.\r\n

Aegean Flying Dolphins

\r\nTo book a ferry trip to/from Piraeus, Aegina, and Agistri in 2022, check out this new schedule from Aegean Flying Dolphins.\r\n\r\nAegean Flying Dolphins also has a new schedule for ferries to/from Alonissos, Skopelos, Skiathos, and Volos. Check out all the information here.\r\n

Aegeon Pelagos

\r\nThe ferry company Aegeon Pelagos has a new schedule for 2022 going to many different Greek islands. Check it out here.\r\n

Aegean Speed Lines

\r\nThe Speedrunner 3 vessel from Aegean Speed Lines has its 2022 schedule and routes, from April to October. Check the details here.\r\n

Alpha Lines

\r\nThe Speed Cat vessel from Alpha Lines has its 2022 schedule and routes, from April to October. Check the details here.\r\n

ANEM Ferries

\r\nThe Olympios Zeus vessel from ANEM Ferries has its 2022 ferry schedule from February 1 until March 31. Check the details here.\r\n

ANES Ferries

\r\nSo far, the Proteus vessel from ANES Ferries has a new schedule for the end of 2021. Check the details here.\r\n

Golden Star Ferries

\r\nFrom Golden Star Ferries, you can get information about the new Superexpress schedule here, as well as the new Superferry schedule here.\r\n

Ionion Pelagos

\r\nThe ferry company Ionion Pelagos has recently announced some changes to the Ionio Pelagos ferry schedule for the month of April. Check the details here.\r\n

Makri Travel

\r\nSo far, the Sea Star Makri vessel from Makri Travel has a new schedule from February 25 to March 27. Check it out here.\r\n

Seajets

\r\nThe ferry company Seajets has released the 2022 schedules for all of their vessels. Browse the many options here.\r\n\r\nBook a ferry trip now by heading to Ferryscanner, where you can easily compare prices, routes and find the ferry tickets that work best for you.","post_title":"GREEK ROUTES AND FERRY SCHEDULES FOR 2022 (UPDATED)","post_excerpt":"In this article, you can find the upcoming Greek ferry routes and timetables that have been announced for next year. ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"ferry-routes-schedules-2022","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-07-11 18:00:59","post_modified_gmt":"2022-07-11 16:00:59","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https://cms.ferryscanner.com/?p=558877","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","permanlink":"https://cms.ferryscanner.com/blog/ferry-routes-schedules-2022","image":"https://cms.ferryscanner.com/media/2021/11/ferryscanner-greek-routes-and-ferries-2022.jpg"}],"routes":null,"discounts":"","special_prices":"","loyalty_cards":"","pets":"","menu":{"information":true,"routes":false,"blogposts":true,"vessels":true,"discounts":true,"special_prices":null,"loyalty_cards":null,"pets":null,"destination_map":true,"ticket_booths":true},"image":"https://cms.ferryscanner.com/media/2022/05/alphalines-2.png"}}