Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Kamirou ferry quay to the main road to find the bus stop.
Stelios Kazantzidis
(
6944434429)
also runs an independent ferry service to Skala Kamirou.
Ferries also connect Halki with Karpathos, Kolona, Piraeus, Santorini, Sitia in Crete,
and Tylos. Tickets are available from Zifos Travel in Emborios. Two local ferries, the
Nissos Halki
and
Nikos Express,
run daily between Halki and Skala Kamirou (€10, 30
minutes).
Boat Services from Halki
DESTINATION
TIME
FARE
FREQUENCY
Karpathos
3hr
€12
3 weekly
Piraeus
19hr
€39
2 weekly
Rhodes
2hr
€9
5 weekly
Rhodes*
1¼hr
€16
2 weekly
Santorini (Thira)
15hr
€27
2 weekly
*high-speed services
Getting Around
The majority of people get around the island on foot. In summer, a minibus runs hourly
between Emborios and Moni Agiou Ioanni (€5). Prices and telephone numbers are pos-
ted at kiosks. There's also a water taxi that serves the main beaches and you can find ex-
cursion boats to the uninhabited island of Alimia (€30), with fields of wild herbs. Call
Kiristanis Cruises
(
6988155630)
.
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EmboriosΕμπορειός
POP 50
Emborios ticks all the Greek island fantasy boxes with its turquoise bay and distinctive
crayon-coloured Italianate mansions, once the homes of 16th-century sea captains.
Venetian-style shuttered windows grace facades of ochre and cream, below them cats
yawn on the wharf-side, while old-timers flick worry beads. There's a bunch of enticing
tavernas to relax in before bronzing yourself on nearby Ftenagia Beach.
