Trip-planning companion for Greece
Greece, planned whole.
Most travel sites hand you fragments - a listicle, a widget, a ferry timetable somewhere else. This one treats your trip as one thing: where to go, the ferries between, where to sleep, what to skip.
Athensdays 1–2Naxosdays 3–4Santorinidays 5–7The 7-day route, planned to the ferry - see the full plan →Start here
Three questions, and we will point you at the route
Most Greece plans go wrong in the same three places. Answer these and the rest of the trip mostly decides itself.
How many days do you actually have?
This is the only question that really constrains a Greek trip, because the ferries decide the rest. Fewer days means fewer islands, not faster boats.
Who is coming with you?
The same island is a different holiday depending on who is standing next to you on the ferry. This is the difference between a good trip and a tolerated one.
When can you go?
The month changes the sea, the crowds, the prices and whether the fast boats sail at all. It matters more here than in most countries.
Destinations
Start with where
Six places most Greece trips start. Each hub covers the attractions, beaches, hotels - and the honest trade-offs.
Cyclades
Santorini
Attica
Athens
Dodecanese
Rhodes
Cyclades
Mykonos
Crete
Crete
Cyclades
Milos
- Often planned next:
- Rhodes hotels
- The Acropolis
- Sarakiniko beach
- Santorini vs Mykonos
Itineraries
Or start with a route that works
Routes with the ferry legs already sequenced. Start from one, then bend it to your dates.
Featured route
7 days in Greece
One city, two islands, two ferries - the classic first trip.
- Athens - 2 nights
Land, walk the Acropolis at opening, eat in Plaka after the coaches leave. - Naxos - 2 nights
Ferry from Piraeus: roughly 3½ hours on the fast boat, closer to 5 on the slow one. The slow boat has the better deck. - Santorini - 3 nights
Ferry over in about 2 hours. Sleep in Imerovigli for the caldera without Oia’s crowds.
More routes that work
- 10 days in Greece
Room for a fourth stop - or a slower third. - Island hopping the Cyclades
The classic loop, with the ferry legs in the right order. - Athens, Santorini, Crete
The big three, connected without backtracking. - One week in Rhodes
A split stay: Old Town first, Lindos second. - Greece with kids, 10 days
Short ferry legs, sand beaches, and afternoons off.
Travel guide
The logistics, sorted
The unglamorous parts decide whether the trip works. Start here.
Ferries
Greek island ferries
How the network works: the operators, when to book, and why the slow boat is often the right call.
Seasons
Best time to visit Greece
Month by month - water temperature, crowds, prices, and when the meltemi wind blows.
Routes
Island hopping guide
How many islands fit in a week - fewer than you think - and how to sequence them.
Trip types
The trip you’re actually taking
Same islands, different trips. These guides re-sort the map by what you’re traveling for.
Honeymoon
Greece for honeymooners
Where the quiet luxury actually is, and when the caldera view is worth the markup.
Family
Greece with kids
Sand over pebbles, short transfers, and ruins that hold a seven-year-old’s attention.
Nightlife
Nightlife and party islands
Where the party actually is - Mykonos and Ios - and where to sleep so you can leave it.
The plan for this site
Where this is going
Greece Trips is built to become a place where the route you read is the trip you book - ferries, hotels, and tickets in one plan. That layer isn’t live yet, and we won’t pretend it is.
Booking
Book it yourself, for now. Every piece of this trip can be arranged directly, and these guides tell you how: which boat actually runs, what to lock in weeks ahead, and what is fine to leave until you land.
Ferries, and when to book them · Flights into Greece · When to go
Map
See what’s actually near what
Distances in Greece are ferry distances. The map shows every destination on this site and the sea between them, so you can tell what pairs well in one trip.