Departure times change between seasons, with fewer ferries generally running in the winter. The routes available also change from year to year. A good starting point for information is Ferrylines (www.ferrylines.com).
Daytrips on ferries to Greece are popular. Remember to take your passport, and check you have a multiple-entry Turkish visa so you can get back into the country at the end of the day. (Tourist visas issued on arrival in Turkey normally allow multiple entries.)
Routes
- Ayvalık–Lesvos (Midilli), Greece See www.jaletour.com
- Bodrum–Kalymnos, Kos, Rhodes and Symi, Greece www.bodrumexpresslines.com, www.bodrumferryboat.com, www.meisexpress.com, www.rhodesferry.com
- Çeşme–Chios, Greece www.erturk.com.tr
- İstanbul–Illyichevsk (Odessa), Ukraine www.sea-lines.net
- Kaş–Meis (Kastellorizo), Greece www.meisexpress.com
- Kuşadası–Samos, Greece www.meandertravel.com
- Marmaris–Rhodes www.marmarisferry.com, www.meisexpress.com, www.rhodesferry.com
- Mersin–Damietta, Egypt www.mega-mar.com.tr
- Taşucu–Girne, Northern Cyprus www.akgunlerdenizcilik.com, www.fergun.net
- Trabzon–Sochi, Russia www.al-port.com, www.saridenizcilik.com/en
- Turgetreis–Kalymnos www.bodrumexpresslines.com, www.bodrumferryboat.com
- Turgutreis – Kos www.bodrumexpresslines.com, www.bodrumferryboat.com
Source: www.lonelyplanet.com
