Ferryhopper is an online platform that lets you search and book ferries across Greece, Italy, Spain, Croatia and other countries in one place, instead of booking with each operator separately.

Is Ferryhopper the only option?

No. Direct Ferries is another large aggregator covering thousands of routes worldwide, and you can usually book directly with the operator too. It is worth comparing before you book.

Is it cheaper to book direct with the operator?

Prices are typically the same as the operator; aggregators earn a small commission. The value is comparing routes, times and operators side by side in one search.

Does Ferryhopper cover routes outside Greece?

Yes — Ferryhopper has expanded beyond Greece to include Italy, Spain, Croatia and other Mediterranean countries, though its coverage is strongest in the Greek islands.

Ferryhopper

What Ferryhopper is

Ferryhopper is a ferry search and booking aggregator with a focus on the Mediterranean, particularly Greece. Instead of visiting each operator's website separately — Blue Star Ferries, SeaJets, Hellenic Seaways and a dozen others — you search a route once and see the available crossings, times and operators together on one screen.

The platform was built specifically for the Greek island market, where a single island-hopping trip might involve two or three different operators. Being able to search and book multiple legs in one session, without managing separate bookings with separate companies, is a genuine convenience.

What it covers

Ferryhopper's strongest coverage is in Greece — the Cyclades, Crete, the Dodecanese and the Ionian islands. It shows availability and prices across most of the major Greek operators, including Blue Star Ferries, SeaJets, Golden Star and Hellenic Seaways.

The platform has expanded to include Italy (Bay of Naples, Sicilian routes), Spain (Balearic Islands) and Croatia (Dalmatian island routes), though depth of coverage outside Greece varies. For non-Greek routes, it is worth checking whether the platform has the same breadth it does for Greece.

How bookings work

Ferryhopper earns a commission from the operators for each booking — the price you pay is the same (or very close to) what you would pay booking directly with the operator or at the port. You receive confirmation by email and typically a PDF ticket or QR code to show at the port.

Modification and cancellation policies depend on the individual operator and fare type, not on Ferryhopper as the booking platform. Read the fare rules before confirming — some Greek ferry tickets are fully changeable, others are non-refundable.

The alternatives

Direct Ferries is the main competing aggregator and, for routes outside Greece, generally the stronger option. It covers thousands of routes worldwide — including all the main Mediterranean routes — and lists operators in a comparable side-by-side format. If you are combining a Greek island hop with an Italy–Croatia crossing, or with an Adriatic ferry, Direct Ferries covers both in one search. This site links to Direct Ferries for booking because it offers the broadest Mediterranean coverage.

Booking directly with the operator is worth considering for longer crossings where you want to manage cabin bookings or vehicle reservations — for example, a Blue Star overnight from Piraeus to Rhodes, or a Jadrolinija car ferry from Split to Hvar in peak summer. Direct booking can sometimes give more flexibility around changes.

Port ticket offices remain a practical option for short, frequent routes — the Tarifa–Tangier crossing, the Naples–Capri hydrofoil, or the Zadar–Ugljan ferry — where you can simply queue for the next departure.

Our position

This site is an independent ferry information resource. We are not Ferryhopper and are not affiliated with them. The brand term "Ferryhopper" is their trademark; we write about the platform informationally, the same way we write about Blue Star Ferries or Jadrolinija.

For booking, we link to Direct Ferries as an affiliate partner — it provides the widest route coverage for Mediterranean ferry travel, useful whether your itinerary is purely Greek islands or spans several countries. Prices through Direct Ferries are the same as operator-direct rates.