Greek Ferry Status

How it works

Where the numbers come from, and what they cannot tell you.

When strong winds blow in the Aegean, the Greek coast guard can stop ships from leaving port. This is called a sailing ban (apagorevtiko apoplou). There is no official live feed for it, and ferry companies announce changes one by one.

What we measure

Ships broadcast their position by radio (AIS). We listen to those signals across the Aegean and record when each ferry leaves a port. That tells us what actually happened, not just what was announced.

We also read the Greek press every 20 minutes for reports of a sailing ban, and show the original headline with its time.

Signal coverage by port

Ship positions come from a network of volunteer radio receivers. Some ports are well covered, some only partly, and some not at all. We measure it every hour from the last 14 days: how many ship positions we receive near each port, and how often a ship we see arriving is also seen leaving again.

PortSignalPositions a dayShips seen leaving again
HydraGood signal23100%
KeaGood signal63100%
MarmariGood signal188100%
MilosGood signal18100%
MykonosGood signal13098%
NaxosGood signal1891%
ParosGood signal134100%
PiraeusGood signal340294%
RafinaGood signal19497%
RhodesGood signal240100%
SerifosGood signal1994%
SifnosGood signal792%
SyrosGood signal125100%
TinosGood signal59100%
LavrioPartial signal14
AmorgosNo signal0
AndrosNo signal1
Chania (Souda)No signal0
FolegandrosNo signal0
HeraklionNo signal0
IosNo signal0
KythnosNo signal1
SantoriniNo signal0

What we cannot tell you

Whether your own sailing will go. Bans are decided port by port and can change within the hour. Some quays have weak signal coverage, so a few departures are missed.

This site is unofficial. Always confirm with your ferry company and the port authority before you travel.