The ferry crossing from Syros to Rafina is temporarily unavailable by any ship operator managed through NetFerry online booking service.
The port of Syros is located in Ermoupoli, the island's capital. From Syros there are ferries to the Cyclades islands, Piraeus and Crete.The port is surrounded by mountains and is overlooked by the town of Ano Syros. Its position in the Aegean Sea has made it an important commercial port over the centuries and today it is an important interchange port for passengers. Syros also has a small airport that offers connections to Athens and from Athens International Airport you can get to the port of Lavrio or Piraeus to take another ferry to Syros. Connections from the airport to the port of ... [More information]
Address: Akti Ethnikis Antistaseos, Ermoupoli 841 00, Greece
Directions: Google Map @ Syros, port
Rafina is a port town located on the eastern coast of Attica in Greece with a population of around 13,000 inhabitants. The harbour hosts ferry services to all over Greece and Rafina is often used a cheaper alternative to busy and chaotic Piraeus. A brief history of Rafina Inhabited since prehistoric times, the oldest evidence in Rafina dates back to the Neolithic Period and the Bronze Age, around 3,000 years B.C. In ancient times, Rafina was one of the 100 'demes' or areas of Athens. At that time, the town was called 'Araphen', named after its first rulers, Arafinas, who was one of the 1... [More information]