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Destination guide
Greece — at a glance
3,376 boats are available to book across 76 departure bases. The largest are Athens (846), Lefkada (695), Lavrion (261). The fleet is 2,063 sailing boats, 1,116 catamarans and trimarans, 95 motor boats, 75 motor yachts. Weekly prices start from €500 for a motor boat; every price on this page is the boat’s own listed rate for 7 nights, before extras.
When to go
Greece sails from April to October. The deciding factor is the meltemi, the dry northerly that blows across the Aegean from mid-June to mid-September and is strongest in July and August in the central Cyclades, where force six to seven is normal and force eight arrives in spells. June and the second half of September give warm water and a gentler wind; May and October are calm, cooler and quiet, with tavernas still open and prices a third below August. The Ionian on the west coast and the Saronic gulf next to Athens barely feel the meltemi and work in high summer for families and first-time crews. Charters are Saturday to Saturday almost everywhere; the Cyclades bases ask for an early Saturday start to use the calm morning hours.
Where to sail in Greece
Yacht charter in Athens and the Saronic gulf
The largest fleet in Greece leaves from Alimos marina in Athens, from Lavrion near the airport and from Piraeus and Nea Peramos to the west. Aegina, Poros, Hydra and Spetses are each an easy day apart, sheltered from the meltemi by the mainland, with a harbour town every night. Lavrion is also the departure point for the Cyclades: Kea and Kythnos are a morning's sail. A day charter reaches Aegina and back.
Boats leave from Athens 846 Lavrion 261 Piraeus 50 Nea Peramos - Attica 88
Sailing holidays in the Ionian islands
Corfu, Paxos, Lefkada, Ithaca and Kefalonia are green, close together and gentle, with an afternoon breeze and lines-ashore harbours. Lefkada's marina is the second-largest base in the country, and the inland sea between Lefkada, Meganisi and the mainland is the classic first-charter week; Nydri and Palairos sit on it, Preveza has the airport across the channel. Corfu's fleet at Gouvia covers the northern Ionian down to Paxos and Antipaxos.
Boats leave from Lefkada 695 Gouvia 211 Preveza 131 Palairos 38 Nydri 31
Boat rental in the Sporades and northern Greece
Volos is the base for the Sporades: Skiathos, Skopelos and Alonissos are pine-covered, quieter than the Cyclades and inside a marine park with monk seals. Skiathos has its own airport and fleet; Kavala in the north opens Thassos and the Halkidiki peninsulas. Seasons are shorter here, and the meltemi is felt only on the outer islands.
Catamaran and yacht charter in the Cyclades and Dodecanese
Paros and Mykonos are the Cyclades bases: white villages, open water and the wind. Routes run south with the meltemi behind and return in stages, and a skipper who knows the islands is worth more here than anywhere else in Greece. Kos and Rhodes open the Dodecanese towards Turkey, with Symi, Nisyros, Leros and Patmos in reach and gentler summer winds than the central Aegean.
A week on the water in Greece
Day-by-day routes from the bases below, with the distances between stops. Each opens the full week on the base page.
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A week from Athens or Piraeus 896 boats
Aegina · Poros · Hydra · Spetses · Ermioni or Porto Heli · Epidavros
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A week from Lavrion 261 boats
Kea, Vourkari · Kythnos, Loutra · Syros · Mykonos or Tinos · Paros, Naousa · Kythnos
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A week from Nea Peramos - Attica 88 boats
Aegina · Poros · Hydra · Spetses · Ermioni · Epidavros
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A week from Lefkada or Nydri 726 boats
Meganisi · Kalamos · Fiskardo, Kefalonia · Kioni, Ithaca · Lefkas
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A week from Gouvia 211 boats
Petriti or Kavos · Paxos, Lakka · Gaios · Parga · Sivota · Corfu, Kalami or Agios Stefanos
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A week from Preveza 131 boats
Ligia or Nikiana · Meganisi · Kalamos · Fiskardo, Kefalonia · Kioni, Ithaca · Sivota, Lefkada
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A week from Palairos 38 boats
Meganisi, Spartochori · Kalamos · Fiskardo, Kefalonia · Ithaca, Vathi · Sivota, Lefkada · Vlicho / Nydri
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A week from Volos 158 boats
Trikeri or Agia Kyriaki · Skiathos · Skopelos town · Alonissos, Patitiri or Steni Vala · Peristera / Kyra Panagia · Loutraki, Skopelos
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A week from Skiathos 50 boats
Koukounaries or Tsougria · Skopelos town · Alonissos, Steni Vala · Kyra Panagia / Peristera · Skopelos, Agnontas · Loutraki
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A week from Kavala 26 boats
Thasos, Limenas · Aliki / Potos · Samothraki, Kamariotissa · Limnos, Myrina · Moudros or the south bays · Thasos, Limenaria
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A week from Kos 141 boats
Pserimos or Kalymnos, Pothia · Leros, Lakki · Lipsi · Patmos, Skala · Arki / Marathi · Kalymnos, Vathi
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A week from Rhodes 131 boats
Symi, Panormitis · Symi town · Tilos, Livadia · Nisyros, Pali · Kos, Kardamena or Kos town · Symi, Pedi
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A week from Paros 76 boats
Naxos · Koufonisi · Schinoussa / Iraklia · Ios · Naousa or Parikia
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A week from Mykonos 25 boats
Tinos · Syros, Ermoupoli · Kythnos, Loutra · Serifos · Sifnos, Kamares · Paros, Naousa
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A week from Mpenitses 25 boats
Petriti · Paxos, Lakka · Gaios · Parga · Sivota · Corfu, Kalami
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A week from Nikiti - Chalkidiki 21 boats
Vourvourou · Ammouliani · Sarti · Porto Koufo · Toroni / Tristinika · Kassandra, Kallithea or Nea Fokea
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A week from Porto Heli 21 boats
Spetses · Hydra · Poros · Aegina, Perdika · Epidavros · Ermioni
Bareboat, skippered or crewed
Bareboat charter in Greece needs a recognised skipper's certificate (ICC, RYA Day Skipper or a national equivalent) and a second crew member declared competent to the port authority - a signed declaration, sometimes a short sailing CV - so two people, not one. Skippered charter is the norm for the Cyclades in summer and for anyone who has not moored stern-to with an anchor before, which is how every Greek harbour works. Crewed catamarans and motor yachts are widely available from Athens and the Ionian, and day boats with a skipper run from Athens, Mykonos, Santorini, Corfu and Rhodes. Motorboats up to 30 hp can be rented without any licence from 18 years old - the island day-boat product, not a weekly one.
Types of boats in Greece
Monohulls of 40 to 50 feet outnumber everything else in the Aegean, where upwind performance matters. Catamarans lead in the Ionian and on crewed charters, where space at anchor counts for more, and make up a third of the Greek fleet on this page. Motor yachts and RIBs are the day-charter fleet on the islands.
- 2,063 sailing boats from €769 per week
- 1,116 catamarans and trimarans from €1,820 per week
- 95 motor boats from €500 per week
- 75 motor yachts from €749 per week
- 20 gulets from €5,250 per week
- 4 motorsailers from €24,898 per week
- 3 RIBs price on request
Ports and marinas in Greece
- Athens 846 boats
- Lefkada 695 boats
- Lavrion 261 boats
- Gouvia 211 boats
- Volos 158 boats
- Kos 141 boats
- Preveza 131 boats
- Rhodes 131 boats
- Nea Peramos - Attica 88 boats
- Paros 76 boats
- Piraeus 50 boats
- Skiathos 50 boats
- Palairos 38 boats
- Nydri 31 boats
- Kavala 26 boats
- Mpenitses 25 boats
- Mykonos 25 boats
- Nikiti - Chalkidiki 21 boats
- Ornos 21 boats
- Porto Heli 21 boats
- Tourlos 21 boats
- Sami 18 boats
- Salamina 15 boats
- Ligia 14 boats
- Zakynthos 14 boats
- Loutraki 13 boats
- Piso Livadi 13 boats
- Vlichada 13 boats
- Vliho 13 boats
- Kalamata 11 boats
- Keramoti - Kavala 11 boats
- Aegina 10 boats
- Agia Effimia 10 boats
- Elios 10 boats
- Hellinikon - Athens 10 boats
- Corfu 9 boats
- Glyfada - Athens 9 boats
- Volos - Platania 9 boats
- Kiato 8 boats
- Elefsina 7 boats
- Palaio Faliro 7 boats
- Sivota 7 boats
- Kanistro - Chalkidiki 6 boats
- Limenas Avdiron 6 boats
- Naxos 6 boats
- Platis Gialos 5 boats
- Achillio 4 boats
- Chania 4 boats
- Heraklion 4 boats
- Anavyssos 3 boats
- Porto Carras, Chalkidiki 3 boats
- Chora Sfakion 2 boats
- Eretria 2 boats
- Finikas 2 boats
- Kefalonia 2 boats
- Lagonisi 2 boats
- Lakki 2 boats
- Milos 2 boats
- Ormos Panagias, Chalkidiki 2 boats
- Pachi, Megara 2 boats
- Paralio Astros 2 boats
- Skopelos 2 boats
- Thessaloniki 2 boats
- Ammouliani 1 boat
- Asos 1 boat
- Fiskardo 1 boat
- Kalo Livadi 1 boat
- Kardamaina 1 boat
- Kissamos 1 boat
- Naousa 1 boat
- Oia 1 boat
- Palaia Fokaia 1 boat
- Palaio Faliro - Athens 1 boat
- Pilos 1 boat
- Poros 1 boat
- Vougliameni - Athens 1 boat
Greece · prices
What a charter in Greece actually costs
Adriavela lists 3,376 boats in Greece, spread across 76 departure bases. What separates one price from another is the type of boat, its size, and the base it leaves from — not the month you go.
The average week is €5,314 and the cheapest boat on the list is €500. Figures are list prices for a 7-night bareboat charter, refreshed nightly; the exact total for your dates is confirmed on the boat’s own page before you book.
| Boat type | Boats | Guests | From | Average | Open |
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| Sailing boat 9.3–31 m · 4 cabins · built 2019 | Boats2,063 | Guests2–25 | From€769 | Average€2,883 | |
| Catamaran & trimaran 10.9–24.4 m · 6 cabins · built 2021 | Boats1,116 | Guests2–14 | From€1,820 | Average€7,844 | |
| Motor boat 4.5–27.4 m · 2 cabins · built 2022 | Boats95 | Guests2–16 | From€500 | Average€9,487 | |
| Motor yacht 12.4–50 m · 4 cabins · built 2004 | Boats75 | Guests4–12 | From€749 | Average€30,989 | |
| Gulet 15.5–39 m · 6 cabins · built 1997 | Boats20 | Guests6–46 | From€5,250 | Average€22,599 | |
| Motorsailer 27–42 m · 6 cabins · built 2006 | Boats4 | Guests11–18 | From€24,898 | Average€37,512 | |
| RIB 5.5–6.6 m · built 2020 | Boats3 | Guests— | From— | Average— |
| Charter length | Available for a trip type | Share of fleet |
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| One day | Available for a trip type 278 | Share of fleet8% |
| Two days | Available for a trip type 293 | Share of fleet9% |
| Three days | Available for a trip type 316 | Share of fleet9% |
| Four days | Available for a trip type 334 | Share of fleet10% |
| One week | Available for a trip type 3,375 | Share of fleet100% |
Short charters are priced per boat and date rather than by the week, so no range is quoted here. Pick your days on a boat’s page and the rate comes back live.
| Budget / week | Boats | Sleeps | Typical size | Mostly | Open |
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| Under €1,500 | Boats146 5% | Sleeps7 | Typical size11 m | Mostly143 sailing boats, 2 motor yachts, 1 motor boat | |
| €1,500 – €3,000 | Boats1,127 38% | Sleeps8 | Typical size13 m | Mostly1,050 sailing boats, 67 catamaran & trimarans, 9 motor boats | |
| €3,000 – €6,000 | Boats1,211 41% | Sleeps10 | Typical size14 m | Mostly613 sailing boats, 586 catamaran & trimarans, 11 motor boats | |
| €6,000 – €12,000 | Boats293 10% | Sleeps11 | Typical size14 m | Mostly230 catamaran & trimarans, 28 sailing boats, 28 motor boats | |
| Over €12,000 | Boats198 7% | Sleeps8 | Typical size18 m | Mostly114 catamaran & trimarans, 41 motor yachts, 20 motor boats |
| Departure base | Boats | From | Average | Mostly | Open |
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| Athens | Boats846 | From€1,018 | Average€6,760 | Mostly520 sailing boats, 294 catamaran & trimarans | |
| Lefkada | Boats695 | From€812 | Average€3,454 | Mostly438 sailing boats, 252 catamaran & trimarans | |
| Lavrion | Boats261 | From€1,466 | Average€5,193 | Mostly166 sailing boats, 79 catamaran & trimarans | |
| Gouvia | Boats211 | From€1,105 | Average€3,749 | Mostly137 sailing boats, 62 catamaran & trimarans | |
| Volos | Boats158 | From€1,000 | Average€2,902 | Mostly117 sailing boats, 41 catamaran & trimarans | |
| Kos | Boats141 | From€1,239 | Average€3,528 | Mostly105 sailing boats, 36 catamaran & trimarans | |
| Preveza | Boats131 | From€1,073 | Average€3,863 | Mostly72 sailing boats, 58 catamaran & trimarans | |
| Rhodes | Boats131 | From€1,039 | Average€3,859 | Mostly90 sailing boats, 38 catamaran & trimarans |
Do I need a licence to charter a boat in Greece?
Bareboat charter in Greece needs a recognised skipper's certificate (ICC, RYA Day Skipper or a national equivalent) and a second crew member declared competent to the port authority - a signed declaration, sometimes a short sailing CV - so two people, not one. Skippered charter is the norm for the Cyclades in summer and for anyone who has not moored stern-to with an anchor before, which is how every Greek harbour works. Crewed catamarans and motor yachts are widely available from Athens and the Ionian, and day boats with a skipper run from Athens, Mykonos, Santorini, Corfu and Rhodes.
When is the best time to sail in Greece?
Greece sails from April to October. The deciding factor is the meltemi, the dry northerly that blows across the Aegean from mid-June to mid-September and is strongest in July and August in the central Cyclades, where force six to seven is normal and force eight arrives in spells. June and the second half of September give warm water and a gentler wind; May and October are calm, cooler and quiet, with tavernas still open and prices a third below August.
Where can I sail in Greece?
4 sailing areas: Athens and the Saronic gulf (from Athens, Lavrion, Piraeus); Ionian islands (from Lefkada, Gouvia, Preveza); Sporades and northern Greece (from Volos, Skiathos, Kavala); Cyclades and Dodecanese (from Kos, Rhodes, Paros). Each has its own bases, and the boats on this page leave from all of them.
How do I get to the charter bases in Greece?
The nearest airports to the largest bases: Athens (846 boats): Athens Airport (ATH), about 20 km away; Lefkada (695 boats): Preveza (Aktion) Airport (PVK), about 15 km away; Lavrion (261 boats): Athens Airport (ATH), about 25 km away. Distances are as the crow flies; most charter companies arrange a transfer on request.
How many boats can I charter in Greece?
3,376 boats from 76 bases: 2,063 sailing boats, 1,116 catamarans and trimarans, 95 motor boats, 75 motor yachts, 20 gulets, 4 motorsailers, 3 RIBs. Availability and prices are live from the charter companies.
How much does it cost to charter a boat in Greece?
On the boats listed here day rates start from €71 and a week (7 nights) from €500. These are the boats’ own listed rates before extras; fuel, marina fees on the route and local taxes are paid separately.
How much does a yacht charter in Greece cost for a week?
The typical boat is €3,282 for 7 nights (the median across the priced boats), and the cheapest on the list is €500. Prices run from small sailing boats up to crewed yachts, so the median says more than the average (€5,314) here.
What is the most common boat in Greece?
Sailing boat — 2,063 of the 3,376 boats listed. An average one sleeps 14 and costs €2,883 for the week.
Can I take a boat out for just one day?
Yes — 278 boats accept a single-day booking, and 293 take two days. A day rate is quoted for the specific boat and date, so pick your day on the boat’s own page and the price comes back live.
Where do most boats leave from?
Athens has the largest fleet at 846 boats, and there are 76 departure bases in Greece altogether. The base you start from changes the price as much as the boat does.
What is not in the price?
The figure is for the boat. Transit log, tourist tax and the APA are mandatory, set per boat, and paid at the base. Skipper, hostess, extra equipment and other services are optional and also settled at the base.
Why do some boats show no price?
401 of the 3,376 boats are on request — usually larger or crewed yachts, where the rate depends on the week and the crew. They are left out of every figure above.