İDO ferry services to Greek Islands begin: Here are the ticket prices

İDO will operate ferry services to the Greek island of Samos from both İzmir Seferihisar and Aydın Kuşadası.

Seferihisar-Samos services will operate with morning departures and evening returns, three days a week, and every day of the week in August.

HOW MUCH ARE THE TICKET PRICES?

The prices for the upcoming services have been announced. A round-trip journey from Seferihisar to Samos costs 35 euros (approximately 1,085 Turkish Lira). The price for a round-trip journey from Kuşadası to Samos is 41 euros (approximately 1,300 Turkish Lira).

"HIGH-SPEED SEA BUSES"

Samos services will begin with two ships named “İDO Ege” and “İDO Akdeniz,” and the ships will depart from Seferihisar Sığacık Teos Marina and Kuşadası Ege Port. 

It was stated that İDO will use high-speed sea buses for its services to the Aegean Islands, and İDO General Manager Murat Orhan made the following statement regarding the matter.

"449-PASSENGER CAPACITY..."

“Our fleet consists of a total of 47 ships, including 5 ferries, 24 sea buses, and 18 car ferries, as well as 35 piers. As İDO, we operate in the field of passenger and vehicle transport, serving approximately 11 million vehicles and 35 million passengers annually in the Marmara Region with our 1,250 employees. We are starting our Samos services in the Aegean Sea in April. With our high-speed sea buses with a capacity of 449 passengers, we aim to offer a safe, fast, and comfortable travel experience by shortening the travel time from the Aegean coast to the islands. We have started ticket sales for our services, which reduce the travel time between Seferihisar and Samos to 1 hour and between Kuşadası and Samos to half an hour. Sığacık Teos Marina, the main mooring and departure point for our ships in İzmir, is 45 kilometers from the center of İzmir and can be reached in approximately 30-40 minutes. There are also municipal buses from İzmir to Seferihisar-Sığacık. The main mooring point for our ships in Kuşadası is Kuşadası Ege Port, which is located in the center of Kuşadası,” he said.

WHERE TO BUY TICKETS?

Tickets for Samos services can be purchased online at egeadalari.ido.com.tr, as well as from İDO sales offices, authorized agencies, and call centers. For Seferihisar - Samos services, the round-trip fare is set at 35 euros for same-day returns and 49 euros for returns on different days. The journey is stated to take approximately 1 hour. For Kuşadası - Samos services, the round-trip fare is 41 euros for same-day returns and 52 euros for returns on different days, with the journey taking approximately half an hour.

THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND

It was stated that a valid passport and a Schengen or gate visa are required for entry to Samos Island, and the passport must be valid for at least 3 months from the date of return and must not be older than 10 years. It was reported that vehicle transport is not provided on these İDO lines.