Sifnos to Mykonos Ferry: Times, Prices and Which Port to Use

At around €100 for under two hours, this is the priciest ferry from Sifnos — more than the five-hour crossing from Athens, and roughly fifteen times the fare to Serifos.

Three reasons:

1. One operator. Seajets runs essentially all direct sailings on this pairing. There is no competing conventional service to anchor the price down.
2. High-speed only. Every other route from Sifnos has a slow, cheap alternative. This one doesn't.
3. It's a Mykonos route. Fares on connections into Mykonos carry a premium across the board.

There's no early-booking discount that meaningfully changes this. If the fare is the problem, the answer is a different routing rather than a different booking date — see below.

Indicative one-way fares, checked August 2026:

Aggregator "average paid" figures on this route run considerably higher than the headline economy fare, which reflects how many travellers end up in business or VIP seating when economy sells out. Book early in August for that reason alone.

Peak summer (July–August): roughly one direct sailing a day, typically departing Sifnos in the morning and returning from Mykonos in the afternoon or early evening. Sample seasons have shown a first departure around 08:50 and a last around 18:15.

Shoulder season (June, September): a few sailings a week rather than daily.

Winter: this is a seasonal route. Expect no direct service, and plan to route via Piraeus or Paros.

Reported weekly frequencies vary sharply between booking sites — from two or three a week up to twenty-one — because indirect and connecting itineraries get counted alongside direct ones. Treat the direct sailing as roughly daily in peak season and verify for your dates. Summer schedules are published in March.

This is the mistake that costs people their ferry.

Mykonos New Port at Tourlos is where the Cyclades ferries dock. It sits about 2.5 km north of Mykonos Town (Chora) and roughly 4 km from the airport.

Mykonos Old Port, in Chora itself, handles small craft, Delos boats and some excursion vessels.

Your ticket will say which, but "Mykonos" on a booking confirmation is ambiguous enough that people head into town by default and arrive at the wrong quay with twenty minutes to spare. Assume Tourlos unless your ticket explicitly says otherwise, and confirm before you set off.

Getting to the New Port: local buses run from Chora and the airport, taxis are available but Mykonos is chronically short of them in summer, and most hotels will arrange a transfer. Allow more time than the distance suggests — the road along the bay is slow in August.

This is why most people find this page, and it's a reasonable plan with three caveats.

Mykonos airport (JMK) has extensive international connections through the summer, far more than Athens-only routes into Milos or Paros. Landing there and hopping to Sifnos avoids the Piraeus crossing entirely.

The caveats:

1. One sailing a day means no margin. Miss it, or have it cancelled, and you're on Mykonos overnight at Mykonos prices.
2. Airport to port is 4 km but not quick in peak season. Leave three hours between landing and departure.
3. The fare is around €100 per person. For a family of four that's €400 on top of flights, which changes the economics against flying into Athens.

If the timings work and you're travelling light, it's the fastest way from northern Europe to Sifnos. If they don't, read the next section.

Mykonos and Paros are connected by frequent, cheap, fast ferries throughout the season — far more often than Mykonos and Sifnos. Paros to Sifnos is then about 55 minutes.

Mykonos → Paros → Sifnos often works out cheaper than the direct sailing, and it gives you multiple departure options in a day rather than one. The trade-off is a change of boat and a possible wait in Parikia.

Two things to check before committing: that both legs run on your date, and that the connection time is realistic — an hour is tight if the first boat is late. See our Sifnos to Paros ferry guide for the second leg.

A third option if your dates are awkward: fly Mykonos → Athens and take the Piraeus ferry. Slower on paper, but the Athens route runs several times daily and is the most reliable connection Sifnos has.

No. With one direct sailing a day in each direction and nearly two hours each way, there is no usable same-day return. Indirect routings take several hours per leg and make it worse.

For a realistic day trip from Sifnos, Serifos is 20 minutes away and Kimolos is close behind. See day trips from Sifnos.

Generally not possible on this route. The high-speed catamarans that run it typically don't carry vehicles, and there's no conventional alternative.

If you need to move a vehicle between the two islands, you'll be routing via Paros or Piraeus on a conventional ferry, which takes a full day. For most travellers the answer is simpler: return the rental on Mykonos and pick up a new one at Kamares. Sifnos is small enough that many visitors don't need a car at all.

Coming from Mykonos you'll dock at Kamares, the port village on Sifnos's west coast, 5.5 km from the capital Apollonia.

The contrast is abrupt and largely the point. Buses meet arrivals and reach Apollonia in about 15 minutes for around €2, cash to the driver. Taxis wait at the quay — there are roughly ten on the entire island, so arrange one ahead for a late sailing. Many hotels run their own transfer minibus.

Kamares is a working harbour with a good sandy beach and tavernas along the front, so it's a perfectly reasonable place to spend a first night: see where to stay in Kamares, or compare the villages before choosing a base.

High-speed catamarans are the first vessels grounded when the Meltemi blows, and this route has no conventional backup and no second daily sailing. A cancellation means a lost day, not a lost hour.

That makes this the crossing where a buffer matters most. If you're connecting to a flight out of Mykonos after a Sifnos stay, travel at least a day early. In July and August, check the operator's app and the port authority the evening before you sail.