InterRail Forum

[Peter]

Patras to Athenes is not included in InterRail.
only Patras-Ancona ... and this is free, except the supplement in hight season which will have a maximum of 26 EUR per person at Minona lines. deck passage is free (plus the supplement)!!!
and there is always space. the person you called simply wanted to sell you a cabin. you can always just go to their office at the harbour of your departure place.

[baobab]

hello!

There are some lockers in the boat? where we leave the bags if I travel on deck?

tks

I am pretty sure (but not absolutely sure) that there are no lockers onboard and you can leave your bags at a corner and sleep next to them..

[meganrose2104]

Hi,
So I cannot seem to find ferry time tables ANYWHERE!!
My friends and I want to go over night - perhaps leaving the port about 5pm.
Is this possible? We're going to go on the Patras-Bari ferry.
Someone take me out my misery... pleeease!
MRGB X

[SiDUDe]

http://www.superfast.com/site/content.asp?sel=660&loc=2

[meganrose2104]

ahhh MERCI BEAUCOUP!

[mooncake]

I'm going to Athens on 20th June and am planning to take the ferry from Patra-Bari on the 25th with the Interrail Global pass. Can I make the reservations when I arrive in Athens or is that too late? Also my friend is coming with me but she doesn't have the Interrail ticket - should she get the ferry ticket now or can we do it together? Thank you so much! Natalie

[TonyQ]

hello! i'd like some help as i'm confused ... I'm Greek, with a global interrail... do i have a free ticket to italy? if yes, travelling in July is: 20euro/res+7e/taxes+10e/fuel=37e(!!!), but superfast website says that there is no extra charge for fuel (at the moment, but gas price is going more and more expensive, so we don't know for the future), so we have 27e... But sailing without an Interrail pass is 42euro/youth_ticket... i think that's better bcause i won't spend one global_pass-day (on board). Is my thought right or is something misunderstood?

[luxandbex]

Going from Patras to Bari in last week of August - contacted Superfast via email and they could reserve places if I emailed them credit card details, which I am very reluctant to do. Could you guys please tell me - has anyone ever not been able to get a place (deck is fine for us) when they just turn up at the port on the day? What's people's experiences of this?
Many thanks
Andrew

[s4kas]

Hi Interrailers,

Can someone please awser me a question: Do you need to "spend"/validate a travelling day on your interrail ticket, to use any ferry from Italy to Greece ? or you just have to own an interrail ticket to be able to use the ferry with the discounts ?

Thanks a lot.

Happy travelling.

[flow]

Yup, you need a travel day...but only one as it's mentioned at the bottom of the first post in this topic.

Flo

[michaelflynn61]

Sorry If I am a bit slow on this!

Thinking of taking the ferry from Greece to Italy (possibly Venice!!) around the 10th of Dec. I have a global IR pass. When you say "deck" is always free, do you mean outdoors/indoors or what? I know this ferry can be VERY long so am wondering if I dont reserve a cabin wherebouts I will be able to sleep and spend my time. Cos obviuously if its outdoors then in Dec that would be waaaay too cold!!

Cheers guys!!

[baobab]

Sorry If I am a bit slow on this!

Thinking of taking the ferry from Greece to Italy (possibly Venice!!) around the 10th of Dec. I have a global IR pass. When you say "deck" is always free, do you mean outdoors/indoors or what? I know this ferry can be VERY long so am wondering if I dont reserve a cabin wherebouts I will be able to sleep and spend my time. Cos obviuously if its outdoors then in Dec that would be waaaay too cold!!

Cheers guys!!

Hoi!
When ticket says deck it means you can stay at all public places of the ship such as salons with tv, airplane seats etc.. and outside.. but on 10th of December (Thursday) the ship will probably be empty so you can find a very nice and warm place inside to sleep.
If you depart from Patras and you need further help you can contact me
Doei!

[michaelflynn61]

FANTASTIC!!! Thanks a million for getting back to me so quickly. Great to know. Didnt fancy hanging around in rather uncomfortable places for what seems like its gonna be about a 30 hour journy!! Thanks, I am sure I will think up of some more questions I will ask.

Thanks again

[Ira10]

I was wondering how long does it take by ferry to travel from Venice to Patras?

Thankks!

[flow]

+/- 30h


Flo

[Merrpip]

Im assuming that to go from Bari-Patras is, costwise, exactly the same as Patras-Bari?

[Peter]

yes...

ferry-italy-greece-t1349.html
ferry-greece-italy-patras-bari-ancona-venice-t1348.html

[daniel_lky]

Hi， I am going to travel with Global Flexi Pass 10/22days on 24 March. Now I am very confusing about the Ferry from Venice to Patras (Minoan Lines).
I saw mentioned that "Very helpfully, Minoan Lines give free travel to InterRail flexi pass holders without requiring them to use up a 'flexi day' of travel."

Cheers.

[Peter]

Hi.
Either your departure or arrival day has to be one of your travel days.
But often they are not interested at the ticket desk if you have filled in a travel day or not.
Peter

[Tarikq]

Hi guys.
I'm going to be travelling from Patras to Ancona. With the Global pass the trip will be free right?
+ Port due's + fuel charge + season (june) = about 30 euro?

And where do you sleep? On deck? On a couch? On the floor? Reception desk?
The trip will take about 24 hours so I'll need probably some hours of sleep.
Thanks!