Färja Italien - Grekland

Last night we took the Italy - Greece ferry, from Brindisi in southern Italy to Igoumenitsa in northern Greece. The original plan was to follow the Italian east coast northwards and then enter Croatia from the north. But now we've changed our minds! That's the great thing about motorhomes - you can change plans and directions whenever you want. So now we have made it to Igoumenitsa in Greece.

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Ferry lines between Italy and Greece

There are several different ferry lines between Italy and Greece, but the shortest one (which takes about 8 hours) runs between Brindisi and Igoumenitsa. Igoumenitsa is located in the north of Greece, near the border with Albania. Our plan is to travel slowly north, so we won't be able to see much of Greece, but we hope to see a lot. Next, we are very curious about Albania!

Bindisi — A snack in Brindisi, Italy, before travelling onwards Italy - Greece

Ferry Italy - Greece

We had to pay about 3500 SEK for two adults and a motorhome, without a cabin. Although it was high season, we did not need to book in advance. We just went down to the ferry terminal earlier that day and bought our tickets. The ferry left at 20:00 in the evening and arrived at 04:30 in the morning.

Travelling without a cabin

This is the second time we've travelled on a night ferry without a cabin, so we're getting a bit more experienced. This time we didn't just bring a pillow and blanket - we were also quick to find one of the coveted "seats" on the carpeted floor. We also brought a packed lunch so we didn't have to eat the expensive and disgusting food on the boat...

Många hade med sig sovsäckar eller uppblåsbara madrasser — Many brought sleeping bags or inflatable mattresses with them

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Some have routine ...

Of course, there are still those travellers who are more experienced than us. Our "neighbours" brought sleeping bags or inflatable mattresses. And then we had the most experienced ones: the couple camping (!) on the deck.

Can you sleep like this anywhere on the ferry? No, apparently not. The staff made a disengaged attempt to say that you could not sleep there, but then everyone slept there anyway (and the staff passed a hundred times without saying anything more.) Now we have arrived in Greece and have made it to a camping in Igoumenitsa: Camping Drepanos.

Det mest rutinerade paret slog upp sitt tält på däck — The most experienced couple pitched their tent on deck

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Ama de casa says:

Haha! I KNEW I shouldn't have thrown away that tent... 😉.

14 August 2015 - 11:24

Frankie & Co says:

Ah - you have already become more experienced and used to the night ferries? great to see and read!

Sunny summer greetings from the fatherland - we're taking a motorhome weekend between work weeks - yay!

14 August 2015 - 12:49

Mr Steve says:

I thought I recognised Igoumenitsa. I realised that I probably visited the town when I was in Corfu in the late 70s. However, I can't say I remember anything, except the name then.

14 August 2015 - 13:14

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admin says:

Ama de casa, tents can be useful! 😉

Frankie & Co, haha, yes we are practising! Wishing you a nice motorhome weekend!

Steve, we went through Igoumenitsa in the middle of the night and it looked pretty nice - and still some people awake at 5am. 😉

14 August 2015 - 13:28

Ditte says:

Practice makes perfect and you've got it. I got some of that when we went island hopping in Greece with small children. But without a motorhome. But we slept on the deck under the stars and had food with us. (Pillows too...)
Hope you have found a good campsite and can rest and look around for a couple of days.
Looking forward to reports.

14 August 2015 - 13:29

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admin says:

Ditte, yes, it is true that practice makes perfect! Hear that you have also acquired similar skills 😉 Today we do not make many knots, I can say, it is mostly "camping hang"

14 August 2015 - 17:28

steel city anna says:

You don't always have to do what you're told 🙂 .

15 August 2015 - 15:22

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admin says:

Steel city Anna, haha right? 😉 We Swedes are probably quite law-abiding, but we chose to do like everyone else to get some sleep 😉.

16 August 2015 - 8:07

Caroline says:

Hello!
Wondering if you had to show your passport or ID when travelling on the boat between Italy and Greece?

02 December 2015 - 23:36

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Caroline, yes we showed the passports when we bought the ferry ticket in Italy.

03 December 2015 - 0:13

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