Route Network

Minoan Lines network

Minoan Lines network can be divided into two distinct categories: sailings within Greece, connecting the Greek islands, and international sailings, connecting Greece with Italy.

Domestic routes serviced by the company are: Heraklion-Piraeus, Heraklion-Thessaloniki and Patras-Corfu-Igoumenitsa. The Heraklion-Piraeus route is operated once daily, departing Heraklion at 21:00 and arriving in Piraeus at 05:00 the next morning. There is also a midday sail during the high season departing Heraklion at 11:00. The journey time is 8 hours.

The Heraklion-Thessaloniki route is serviced twice a week during the low season (Tuesday and Friday) and three times a week during the high season (Monday, Wednesday and Friday). The stops en route also change depending on the season and sometimes day of the week, however most sailings are Heraklion-Santorini-Paros-Tinos-Skitahos-Thessaloniki. The journey time is 23 hours.

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The Patras-Corfu-Igoumenitsa route is serviced three to four times a week during low season and six times a week during high season (no sailing Monday). The journey time from Patras-Corfu is 6 hours, 30 minutes, with the total journey time being 8 hours.

On the international route, Minoan Lines connects Ancona and Venice with Greece. The two routes are: Patras-Igoumenitsa-Ancona and Patras-Corfu-Igoumenitsa-Venice.

On the Patras-Igoumenitsa-Ancona route, there are daily sailings throughout the year. Departures are at 18:00 from Patras, arriving in Ancona at 12:30 the following day. The entire journey takes 28 hours, 30 minutes.

For the Patras-Corfu-Igoumenitsa-Venice route, the company has four sailings a week during low season (Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday), rising to six sailings a week (no sailing on Monday) or even daily sailings during the high season. There are two main departures times from Patras: 15:00 and 24:00, depending on the season. The total journey time is 20 hours, 30 minutes to Ancona.


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