What To Do When There Is A Ferry Strike In Greece?

Hopefully you don’t run into the same problem as us, but it’s good to be prepared. Occasionally there are ferry strikes in Greece.

Unfortunately, we found out late at night through text message that our ferry to Santorini the following day was cancelled. We were unable to find a solution online or calling our ticket provider. 

I rushed into the main town of Adamas and spoke to someone at Milos Travel. They were very helpful and we purchased 2 tickets for 30€ for the last ferry that day at around midnight. The ferry appeared to be a cargo ship and it had cabins with a bed to book. The journey took 5 hours and we arrived in Santorini at 5am. 

Our original Seajets ferry would have only taken 1 hour and 50 minutes. We booked our ferry tickets through Direct Ferries many months before arriving in Greece. We got a refund on these tickets which were much more expensive than the last minute tickets we bought.

You should also be aware that some routes change. Our Seajets ferry that was meant to go directly from Naxos to Milos went on a much longer route, stopping at many islands. Instead of a 2.5 hours it took 5 hours. At least we got a glimpse of some other beautiful islands including Koufonisi and Ios.