Kasos – Diafani
Ferries to Dodecanese Islands
Kasos – Diafani
Ferries to Dodecanese Islands
Typically ferries from Kasos to Diafani run 2 times a week. 3 ferry operators provide ferries from Kasos to Diafani, Anek Lines, Blue Star Ferries & SeaJets. Kasos Diafani Ferry timetables change seasonally, use our Deal Finder to get tickets, pricing, schedules and availability.
Kasos Diafani ferries typically depart from Kasos at around 05:15. The average sailing time of the ferry from Diafani to Kasos is approximately 2h 38m.
Ferry prices for a ferry from Kasos to Diafani typically range between $32* and $63*. On average the Kasos Diafani ferry is $45*. The cheapest Kasos Diafani ferry prices start from $32*. The average price for a foot passenger is $39*. The average price for a Kasos Diafani car ferry is $204*.
Ferry prices may differ by season and depend on various factors, such as number of passengers, vehicle type and sailing time.
The distance between Kasos and Diafani is approximately 28.8 miles (46.3km), or 25.0 nautical miles.
Yes, there is a car ferry from Kasos to Diafani provided by Anek Lines, Blue Star Ferries, SeaJets. Use our Deal Finder to get live pricing and tickets for car ferries between Kasos and Diafani.
Yes, Kasos Diafani ferries allow foot passengers. You can travel as a foot passenger from Kasos to Diafani with Anek Lines, Blue Star Ferries, SeaJets.
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| Kasos - Diafani Route summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Departure Country | Greece | |
| Destination Country | Greece | |
| No. of Operators | 3 | |
| Operators | Anek Lines, Blue Star Ferries & SeaJets | |
| Average Price | A$45* | |
| Average Weekly Sailings | 2 | |
| Average Sailing Duration | 2h 38m | |
| Fastest Sailing Duration | 2h 30m | |
| First Ferry | 05:15 | |
| Last Ferry | 10:15 | |
| Distance | 25 nautical miles | |
* Prices subject to change, pricing is taken from last 30 days, last updated 2024-09-04.
The tiny Greek island of Kasos on the southernmost edge of the Aegean Sea has remained largely untouched by the squeeze of tourism. Instead this roughly oval-shaped landmass, just a few miles from the eastern shores of Crete, is a peaceful region shaped by a sweep of rugged hills and a cliff-faced coastline pitted by bays and coves. Most of the island is uninhabited too. The capital of Fry (pronounced “Free”), and the most populous village of Agia Marina are two of the five small communities clustered by the island’s northern shores. The rest of the island is Mother Nature’s domain; an arid, sun-kissed landscape covered in a sparse patchwork of shrubs that few have wandered since the beginning of time. The port in Kasos is found along the coastal edge of Fry, where a dense knot of white-walled villas rise on the hills that climb away from the Carpathian Sea. A T-shaped pier juts from the eastern end of the port into a pocket of the sea sheltered by a long, arcing breakwater. Ferries dock at the end of this pier and on the much smaller jetty beside it. There are no passenger amenities here - not even a check-in terminal - meaning that food, drink and other supplies can only be bought from within the village. Even though the Kasos’ airport is under a mile west from the port, travelling across the island can prove tricky. Only a few main roads tie the clutch of villages together before gradually thinning out as they snake into the rural south. There is no system of public transportation on the island either and many places, including the narrow village lanes, can only be traversed on foot. A vast number of ferry routes currently operate from the port in Kasos throughout the week. Services hosted by Anek Lines branch away in all directions, mainly to ports on the neighbouring Dodecanese islands: Chalki, Anafi, Thira, Milos, Rhodes, the towns of Heraklion and Sitia on Crete, and those of Karpathos and Diafani on Karpathos island. Another service sails further north to the Greek mainland and the city of Piraeus.
Located on the thin north-eastern tip of the island of Karpathos, one of the landmasses that form the Greek Dodecanese islands near the coast of mainland Turkey, is the village of Diafani. This quaint fishing community, defined by its narrow streets and the locals’ use of a traditional Greek dialect, sits at the foot of the island’s undulating landscape of low inland hills that descend towards a deep-blue bay lining the village’s eastern border. It’s a spot that can boast to be one Greece’s warmest spots too, with average yearly temperatures topping the country’s leaderboard. The port of Diafani is found to the south of the village, on a curved pier that juts into the Aegean Sea. A twisting rural road leads directly from the harbour side to the larger town of Olympos built atop a hill just 5-miles away on the opposite coast. A bus route runs from the village towards other towns and villages across the entirety of Karpathos, though these services run on a limited schedule. The ferry terminal in Diafani consists of nothing more than a departure point at the end of the pier. There are no facilities at the terminal either meaning that passengers looking to buy food or drink before their journey must use the shops in the village. Currently one ferry operator sails from the port, destined for a multitude of locations across the southern Greek stretch of the Aegean Sea. Anek Lines services offer routes throughout the week to other Dodecanese Islands, including Kasos, Chalki and Rhodes, as well as the long trip to the district of Piraeus on the mainland.
