07/06/2026
Did you know you can take a day trip to Greece from Turkey?
It’s possible in a few places along the Turkish coast where Greek islands are just a short ferry ride away.
We took the ferry from Kaş to the easternmost Greek island Kastellorizo.
Basic Info:
- Two ferry lines: Meis Express and Meis Ferry Lines
- Tickets are 25 euro per adult round trip
- The boat ride is around 30 minutes long
- You will pass through passport control and customs on both sides and need to pay a 5 euro customs fee and a 200TL customs fee
It sounds glamorous to pop over to Greece for the day, but what is the reality?
The truth is there was a lot of line waiting to go through passport control and customs. We accidentally booked the second boat and I wouldn’t do that again. Because our boat arrived to the island after the first boat (Meis Express), we had to wait for all of those passengers to clear the Greek passport control before we could even get off the boat.
So we waited for a while on the boat and then you need to rush to be front of the line so you don’t wait behind everyone on your boat too. They prioritize EU passports and so they let those people go first, everyone else has to wait in the secondary line.
So what did we do with our few hours in Greece?
We ate, shopped, lounged, and walked. In total I think we had about 4.5 hours to use on the island.
It might have been worth it for the food alone as we can’t readily get Greek food in Turkey. For whatever reason most of the restaurants are Turkish, burgers, and pizza and there’s not a lot of variety beyond that.
Getting a Greek salad, some tzatziki, and delicious house wine was honestly so fun. Loved it! The town is cute but it’s not like Mykonos with white and blue buildings everywhere. We went as part of a big group so it was a fun day out, but I’m not sure I’d repeat it again for just my family.
Those are the basic how to’s and our honest opinion of doing a day trip like this. Is this something you would want to try?
