3 million people left Athens

Nothing less than 3 million passengers took advantage of the ferries in mid-summer (July 1 to August 15) this year from the three main ports of Attica: Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio. At the same time, an increase of 6.58% was recorded compared to the same period in 2022.

Although ferry ticket pricessomewhat dropped after government intervention and related decisions (discounts and offers) by ferry companies, yet remained high. Nevertheless, a large number of citizens went to the islands this summer. At the end of the season, it will be known whether he will surpass the 2019 record.

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According to official data, from July 1 to August 15 this year, 3,140,906 passengers were transported to/from the three largest ports compared to 2,946,747 passengers last year. Recall that in July last year there was the last major increase in the cost of tickets for passenger ferries, as a result of a jump in the cost of marine fuel.

This year, the growth trend registered in July continued in the first half of August as a whole, mainly due to an increase in passenger traffic from the port of Piraeus.

In particular, the data of the Ministry of Shipping show that from 1 to 15 August this year, the number of passengers served by three ports – Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio, amounted to 1,118,445 passengers compared to 1,071,516 in the corresponding period last year, which means an increase of 4, 37%.