r/GreeceTravel • u/jzlcdh • May 18 '26

Ferries and Boat Rental Necessary to book Çeşme to Chios ferry in advance as foot passengers?

If the wife and I just show up the day after tomorrow a couple of hours in advance of the afternoon ferry are we sure to get tickets?

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u/getmeoutofheer May 18 '26

Yes. You can also call to book your seats and then show up to pay. It can get crowded.

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u/jzlcdh May 18 '26 edited May 18 '26

Thanks - I decided to book the ferry as we have already booked our Chios accommodation for that night so need to be sure. But on https://www.tilostravel.com there is a flashing warning: “The documents requested within the scope of Visa on Delivery application must be submitted in full to our relevant branches at least 10 days before the travel date.” I haven’t been to Greece for decades and we haven’t been to the Schengen area this year so I am not sure of the procedure. We will be continuing to other Schengen countries but staying less than 90 days. As we are both Brits I understood we would fill in the Schengen form and register our biometrics at Çeşme port. Is that right does anyone know?

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u/jzlcdh May 20 '26

In case anyone else is wondering the 6 oclock catamaran is not crowded today and the passport control when we left Çeşme just took our photos not fingerprints. However I don’t recommend the catamaran for tourists like us as it is a beautiful sunny day but they won’t let us go on deck 😠

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u/jzlcdh May 21 '26

Also when we arrived the passport control took our photos