The ferry company NEL Lines was founded in 1972. The ships of NEL Lines ferry company serve ferry routes from Piraeus port (Athens) to Chios, Mytilene, Syros, Mykonos, Paros, Serifos, Sifnos, Kimolos, Milos, Tinos, Andros, Kythnos, Kea, Ios, Sikinos, Folegandros, Limnos and Thessaloniki. Ferry itineraries of NEL Lines depart either from Piraeus port or Lavrio port. The fleet of NEL Lines company includes the conventional ferries Patriarchis, Mitilini, Pangia Chozoviotissa, Theofilos and the high speed ferries Eolos Kenteris, I, II, and Panagia Thalassini.

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• The high speed ferry Eolos Kenteris of NEL Lines can accommodate 900 passengers on average and 200 vehicles. The max speed it can reach is 36 nodes.
• Theofilos of NEL Lines can transfer 1660 passengers and 433 vehicles. Its speed reaches 18 nodes and it usually serves the itinerary Piraeus, Chios, Mytilene, Limnos, Thessaloniki.
• The ferry, called Mitilini, of NEL Lines can transport almost 1730 passengers during summer and 225 vehicles, reaching the speed of 20 nodes. The route it serves is Piraeus, Chios, Mytilene.
• The boat Panagia Thalassini of NEL Lines can transfer 574 passengers, 148 vehicles and travel with speed up to 36 nodes. It connects Lavrio port to Syros, Paros, Naxos, Amorgos and Kythnos.
• The boat Panagia Chozobiotissa of NEL Lines transfers 350 passengers and 70 vehicles and it reaches the speed of 15 nodes. It connects the islands of Cyclades such as Syros, Mykonos, Paros, Serifos, Sifnos, Kimolos, Milos, Tinos, Andros, Kythnos, Kea, Ios, Sikinos and Naxos, Folegandros during the summertime.

• Ferries of NEL Lines to Chios, Mytilene, Limnos and Thessaloniki depart from gate Ε2 in Piraeus port (Athens main port).
• Ferries to Paros and Naxosleave from gate Ε7 in Piraeus (Athens main port).
• The ferries of NEL Lines to Rethymnon port of Crete used to depart from gate Ε1 of Piraeus port until recently.
• For NEL Lines, children up to 4 years old are considered babies and are eligible to 100% discount. Children between 4 and 10 years old are eligible to 50% discount.
• It is advisable by NEL Lines ferry company that you are at the departure port at least 1 hour before the scheduled ferry departure time, so that you can board comfortably, without problems.