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The best source for all eastern Mediterranean ferry information is Anker Travel in Kusadasi. They can provide full info and make reservations for you, no matter whether you're traveling from Italy to Turkey or Turkey to Italy, with a car or without. You can even make your reservations yourself online through their ferry website: Feribot.net.

Ferryboats Turkey - Greece - Italy

Here's some of what you'll find:

Reca Marmara Lines operates a large seagoing ferry carrying passengers and vehicles on weekly cruises from Ancona and Brindisi, Italy, to Çesme (west of Izmir), Turkey.

Ferries run between Ancona and Çesme from April to October. The voyage lasts 44 to 56 hours. Two breakfasts are included in the fares.

Ferries run between Brindisi and Çesme from June through September. The voyage takes 34 hours.
 
Ancona-Çesme-Ancona
From April through mid-June and mid-August through October ("low season"), the ferry departs Ancona late on Saturday evening, and arrives in Çesme (west of Izmir) at breakfast time on Tuesday after a 57-1/2-hour voyage. The return voyage departs Çesme on Thursday mid-morning, arriving in Ancona early Saturday evening.

From late June to early August ("high season"), the ferry departs Ancona late Saturday evening and arrives in Çesme early Monday evening after a 44-1/4-hour voyage. The return trip departs Çesme late Thursday evening, and arrives in Ancona early Saturday evening.

Per-person one-way (single) fares are from €150 to €355 in low season, and €175 to €460 in high season, depending on the class of cabin you choose. All fares include breakfast each morning; other meals are available for purchase. The lowest price is for a Pullman sleeper chair, the highest for an air-conditioned two-berth suite with TV, refrigerator, and private bath with shower. Add €40 per person port tax to these fares.

In winter, from November through mid-March, when the Reca Marmara Lines Ancona-Çesme ferries are not running, you can take a Minoan Lines ferry from Ancona to Patras, Greece, then a Minoan Lines bus to Piraeus and a ferry from Piraeus to Chios and Çesme. Contact Anker Travel for full info and tickets.

Brindisi-Çesme-Brindisi
From late June through mid-September, the ferry departs Brindisi late Wednesday morning, arriving in Çesme early Thursday evening after a 31-1/4-hour voyage. The return voyage departs Çesme late Monday evening, arriving in Ancona early Wednesday evening.

Per-person one-way (single) fares are from €80 to €275, depending on the class of cabin you choose. Breakfast is included; other meals are available for purchase. The lowest price is for a Pullman sleeper chair, the highest for an air-conditioned two-berth suite with TV, refrigerator, and private bath with shower. Add €30 per person port tax to these fares.

Vehicle fares are from €25 + 20 port tax for a motorcycle, to €150 + €40 port tax for a car up to 5 meters (16.4 feet) in length and 1.70 meters (5.57 feet) in height.

Discounts
20% for round-trip (return) fares. No charge for children up to 4 years of age, but no bed provided, and port tax must be paid for them. Children older than four years up to 12 years pay 50% of the published fare (plus port tax), and get a bed.

Pregnant Women
...must have a medical certificate in order to sail on these voyages.

Contact Anker Travel for full info and tickets, or check the info on their website.


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