Hey everyone,
We are currently hesitating between two ferry option between Milos and Heraklion in September.
Option 1: Ferry depart Milos at 11:50am, 2 hour ride to Santorini, 1 hour layaway, 2 hours to Heraklion, arrive at 16:50. Stay the night in Heraklion. Wake up, go to Knossos, then make way to Chania. My concern here is that we lose a day due to the mid day ferry and have to stay a single night in Heraklion.
Option 2: Ferry departs Milos at 1am. Straight 5 hour ferry to Heraklion. Arrive at 6am. Drive to Knossos and then to Chania. No overnight stay in Heraklion. Concerned about overnight ferry, straight 5 hour trip and having to arrive in Heraklion at 6am having to drive after a questionnable night.
What are your experiences and recommendations?
Neither is great but I think I would choose the first option as it’s more likely to leave you feeling better physically . And as most accommodations checkout will be around 11 am it’s a good time . Only issue is if the fast seajets ( assuming this is the first boat ) is delayed or cancelled .
1 am ferry means no sleep since morning ,and even if you get a cabin ( which i would absolutely do ) you will not be very refreshed for a long & hot day at Knossos.
I’ve done that drive from Her to chania dozens of times and wouldn’t do it if i was tired. Generally Greek driving isn’t great and Cretan is in a class of its own. Overall road accident rates in Greece are high and many rules of the road are not observed ( mainly the passing on curves over double solid lines ) . Be mindful where ever you see the road side memorials