Anafi - Kasos
Ferry to Dodecanese Islands
Anafi - Kasos
Ferry to Dodecanese Islands
The Anafi Kasos ferry route connects Cyclades Islands with Dodecanese Islands. Currently there is just the 1 ferry company operating this ferry service, Blue Star Ferries. The crossing operates up to 2 times each week with sailing durations from around 9 hours 10 minutes.
Anafi Kasos sailing durations and frequency may vary from season to season so we’d advise doing a live check to get the most up to date information.
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Anafi is like an unkempt haircut – little effort has been made to enhance its appearance, but the shabby, rustic look has become defiantly attractive. The rugged landscape and simplistic architecture have remained untouched by the relentless demands of modern day tourism, you can browse the small independent outlets at your own leisure without swarms of people looking over your shoulder. As beautiful as a myriad of colour looks on the lenses, the stark contrast of the whitewashed houses standing proud amid the muddy brown earth is strikingly beautiful – especially when the Mediterranean moonlight reflects off the pristine white walls. The Church of Panagia Kalamiotissa is the standout building, emanating a powerful religious aura from its sleek curves and stern spires.
Due to the small size and lack of attractions, the village of Hora can be covered by foot in less than two hours. It is also possible to rent motorbikes for a small fee, but make sure you have enough petrol to get around without having to top up at the one petrol station.
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.
