Karpathos Island

The island of Karpathos is an island located in Greece. It covers the surface of 324.80 mi² and it has the population of approximately 6226 people. The island Karpathos has 3 larger and more picturesque towns worth visiting. Not all of them have ferry ports of course, so to be specific - the island of Karpathos has 2 ferry ports offering daily departures to and from the island of Karpathos. There is 1 airport on the island. Karpathos (Airport) is located 13 mi from the city of Karpathos.

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Ferry ports on the island of Karpathos

There are 2 ferry ports on the island of Karpathos. The island ferry ports are generally smaller in size, but they can accommodate the ferries sailing from the mainland according to the departure schedule that you can see on our website. The island ferry ports are the following ones:

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How to get to Karpathos by ferry

Karpathos currently has 8 daily arrivals by ferry, coming from ferry ports in Greece. Below you'll see a list of the most popular ways to get to Karpathos where you can find out more, and book your tickets!

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Ferry lines from the island of Karpathos

There are 2 daily outbound ferry lines from Karpathos going to domestic destinations such as Piraeus and Rhodes in Greece. The most popular ferry lines departing Karpathos in terms of number of travellers are Karpathos - Piraeus, Karpathos - Heraklion and Karpathos - Santorini. Below you will see the most popular ferry lines departing from Karpathos.

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Ferry companies sailing to and from the island of Karpathos

There is one ferry company operating ferry lines to and from the island of Karpathos, Greece. This ferry company has car ferry in their active fleet of vessels. The average user rating for this company is NaN. A full list of ferry companies and more information can be found here.

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Nearby Islands

While you're staying on the island of Karpathos, you can also take some time to visit some of the other islands in Greece, such as Othonoi, Ereikoussa or Mathraki. The smallest island in terms of its size is the island Imeri Gramvousa with the surface area of only 1 mi², while the largest island would be Crete covering 5159 mi². You can find a list of islands in Greece below and click on them for more information!

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Island Hopping

Since the island of Karpathos is well connected not only to the mainland, but to the other islands as well, it would be a waste of time not to visit some of them like Anafi, Crete and Halki too. The cheapest and easiest way is booking a ticket for the catamaran or car ferry. Below we have composed a list of the most popular island hopping destinations when departing from Karpathos.

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FAQ about the island of Karpathos