Operator ·

SAOS Ferries

62 crossings between 33 ports . On 19 they are the only operator on the water; on 0 they are the quickest of several; on 35 a rival is faster.

Sailing with SAOS Ferries

Their busiest port

Three things the timetable does not say

31% alone of their network has no rival at all. On those 19 crossings the question is not who is quicker — it is whether you sail. A comparison site showing one result is not showing you a choice.

35 beaten crossings where another operator is quicker on the same water. Their own site cannot tell you this, and a booking engine sorted by price will not.

26 untimed crossings carry no duration anywhere we can source. They are counted in the 62 and left blank in the bars.

Where they are beaten

35 crossings where a rival is faster or the two are level. This is the section an operator would never publish.

Arki – Patmos 18 km SAOS Ferries 35 min Dodekanisos Seaways 20 min rate not held 1 rival

Lipsi – Patmos 20 km SAOS Ferries 40 min Dodekanisos Seaways 20 min rate not held 2 rivals

Agathonisi – Arki 22 km SAOS Ferries 1 h 05 Dodekanisos Seaways 30 min rate not held 1 rival

Agathonisi – Pythagorio 26 km SAOS Ferries 1 h 10 Dodekanisos Seaways 35 min rate not held 2 rivals

Kalymnos – Kos 28 km SAOS Ferries 1 h 10 Dodekanisos Seaways 35 min rate not held 4 rivals

Kalymnos – Leros 23 km SAOS Ferries 1 h 20 Dodekanisos Seaways 45 min rate not held 3 rivals

Nisyros – Tilos 31 km SAOS Ferries 1 h 20 Dodekanisos Seaways 40 min rate not held 2 rivals

Arki – Lipsi 10 km SAOS Ferries 1 h 25 Dodekanisos Seaways 45 min rate not held 1 rival

Kos – Nisyros 34 km SAOS Ferries 1 h 35 Dodekanisos Seaways 45 min rate not held 3 rivals

Rhodes – Symi 40 km SAOS Ferries 1 h 35 Sea Dreams 1 h 05 rate not held 5 rivals

Agathonisi – Patmos 40 km SAOS Ferries 1 h 45 Dodekanisos Seaways 45 min rate not held 1 rival

Symi – Tilos 46 km SAOS Ferries 2 h 10 Blue Star Ferries 1 h 35 rate not held 2 rivals

Arki – Pythagorio 39 km SAOS Ferries 2 h 20 Dodekanisos Seaways 1 h 10 rate not held 1 rival

Chalki – Rhodes 61 km SAOS Ferries 2 h 20 Blue Star Ferries 1 h 45 rate not held 4 rivals

Kalymnos – Lipsi 43 km SAOS Ferries 2 h 30 Dodekanisos Seaways 1 h 10 rate not held 2 rivals

Agathonisi – Lipsi 25 km SAOS Ferries 2 h 35 Dodekanisos Seaways 35 min rate not held 1 rival

Arki – Leros 30 km SAOS Ferries 2 h 40 Dodekanisos Seaways 1 h 10 rate not held 1 rival

Kos – Tilos 54 km SAOS Ferries 3 h 05 Dodekanisos Seaways 1 h 30 rate not held 2 rivals

Patmos – Pythagorio 54 km SAOS Ferries 3 h 05 Dodekanisos Seaways 1 h 35 rate not held 1 rival

Kalymnos – Nisyros 39 km SAOS Ferries 3 h 07 Dodekanisos Seaways 1 h 30 rate not held 2 rivals

Kalymnos – Patmos 57 km SAOS Ferries 3 h 20 Dodekanisos Seaways 1 h 35 rate not held 3 rivals

Nisyros – Symi 62 km SAOS Ferries 3 h 40 Blue Star Ferries 2 h 50 rate not held 1 rival

Agathonisi – Leros 38 km SAOS Ferries 3 h 50 Dodekanisos Seaways 1 h 35 rate not held 2 rivals

Lipsi – Pythagorio 46 km SAOS Ferries 3 h 55 Dodekanisos Seaways 2 h 10 rate not held 1 rival

Rhodes – Tilos 75 km SAOS Ferries 3 h 55 Dodekanisos Seaways 2 h 30 rate not held 2 rivals

Kalymnos – Tilos 69 km SAOS Ferries 4 h 30 Dodekanisos Seaways 2 h 15 rate not held 2 rivals

Kastelorizo – Rhodes 126 km SAOS Ferries 4 h 55 Dodekanisos Seaways 2 h 20 rate not held 2 rivals

Leros – Pythagorio 62 km SAOS Ferries 5 h 10 Dodekanisos Seaways 2 h 25 rate not held 1 rival

Agathonisi – Kalymnos 57 km SAOS Ferries 5 h 15 Dodekanisos Seaways 1 h 50 rate not held 1 rival

Kos – Symi 58 km SAOS Ferries 5 h 25 Dodekanisos Seaways 1 h 25 rate not held 2 rivals

Nisyros – Rhodes 99 km SAOS Ferries 5 h 25 Dodekanisos Seaways 3 h 15 rate not held 2 rivals

Kalymnos – Pythagorio 82 km SAOS Ferries 6 h 35 Dodekanisos Seaways 3 h 15 rate not held 1 rival

Kalymnos – Symi 84 km SAOS Ferries 6 h 50 Dodekanisos Seaways 2 h 05 rate not held 2 rivals

Kos – Rhodes 98 km SAOS Ferries 7 h 15 Dodekanisos Seaways 2 h 20 rate not held 2 rivals

Kalymnos – Rhodes 124 km SAOS Ferries 8 h 35 Blue Star Ferries 4 h 50 rate not held 2 rivals

Where they are the only boat

19 crossings with no other operator on record.

Anafi – Folegandros not held rate not held 79 km

Anafi – Mykonos not held rate not held 131 km

Anafi – Sikinos not held rate not held 67 km

Anafi – Thirasia not held rate not held 40 km

Andros – Karystos not held rate not held 31 km

Folegandros – Thirasia not held rate not held 39 km

Karystos – Syros not held rate not held 78 km

Karystos – Tinos not held rate not held 81 km

Kea – Mykonos not held rate not held 92 km

Kythnos – Mykonos not held rate not held 82 km

Karystos – Mykonos not held rate not held 100 km

Mykonos – Sikinos not held rate not held 89 km

Sikinos – Thirasia not held rate not held 30 km

Syros – Thirasia not held rate not held 116 km

Thira (Santorini) – Thirasia not held rate not held 11 km

Marmari – Tinos not held rate not held 90 km

Andros – Marmari not held rate not held 41 km

Marmari – Syros not held rate not held 87 km

Karystos – Marmari not held rate not held 10 km

Which months they sail

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for SAOS Ferries crossings were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

Where our records stop

No fares. Every comparison on this page is time and frequency only, and the fast-versus-conventional decision is mostly a price decision.

No departure times. 0 of 62 crossings carry a weekly rate; none carry a clock.

No vessels. We hold a fast/conventional class and no ship names.