Through a joint initiative by the **Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports** and **Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Island Policy**, discounts on **ferry tickets** have been activated for **substitute teachers**, aimed at facilitating their travel during the **Easter** period. This specific initiative is part of the broader framework supporting substitute teachers serving in island and remote areas, providing reductions of up to 50%, depending on the ferry company and route.
The relevant discounts have already been approved since the beginning of the school year, ensuring timely travel planning for teachers and preventing the need for piecemeal interventions at a later stage.
Detailed breakdown of discounts
In detail, the discounts applicable per ferry company have been structured as follows:
**1. Aegean Sea Lines**
For tickets for substitute teachers of primary and secondary education, traveling from/to Piraeus:
– for the period 03/04/2026 – 19/04/2026, 50% discount on their individual tickets, as well as 20% on their vehicles (passenger cars and motorcycles)
The discount is provided by the company’s local central port agencies upon presentation of the Ministry of Education decision stating their employment and their Police Identity Card.
**2. Attica Group**
For tickets for substitute teachers of primary and secondary education:
– 50% discount on all its routes, as well as intermediate journeys, in all passenger seats, on their passenger vehicles and motorcycles, for those traveling during the Easter holiday period, from 03/04/2026 to 20/04/2026, specifically for the lines:
· CYCLADES
· DODECANESE
· N.E. AEGEAN
· SARONIC
· HERAKLION-CHANIA
Essential prerequisite for providing the above discount is the presentation of the Ministerial Decision stating their employment, as well as their Police Identity Card. The Ministerial Decision can be shown in original form or as a printout or photocopy.
For discount provision, an Order Number is required, selecting the discount “H.O. SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS 50%”.
**3. Dodekanisos Seaways**
50% discount for substitute teachers (on their individual tickets only) for the 2025-2026 school year with the company’s ships. Partner travel agencies have already been informed about providing this discount for this period.
**4. Fast Ferries**
30% discount on individual tickets and 20% on their vehicle tickets (passenger cars and motorcycles) during the following scheduled periods of the 2025-2026 school year:
Easter: 03/04/2026 – 19/04/2026
The discount will be granted by the company’s relevant central port offices. Required documents for discount provision are the relevant Ministry of Education decision stating their employment, as well as the police identity card.
**5. Levante Ferries Group**
50% discount on passenger and vehicle tickets for substitute teachers traveling exclusively during the following scheduled periods of the 2025-2026 school year:
Easter: 03/04/2026 – 19/04/2026
The above discount concerns ticket issuance for themselves and their vehicles (passenger cars, motorcycles) by providing all necessary documents, so they can receive tickets with the discount from Levante Ferries Group consortium agencies.
**6. SEAJETS**
The discount is set at 50% of the ticket price, both for individual and vehicle tickets (passenger cars & motorcycles).
The discount is valid for routes during the following periods:
03/04/2026 – 19/04/2026
The discount applies to travel on all SEAJETS ships and will be provided exclusively through partner ticket issuing agencies. This specific discount is not available through online booking systems.
DISCOUNT DOCUMENTATION:
Eligible teachers must present both when issuing tickets and during boarding, the following documents:
– The relevant Government Gazette or Ministerial decision certifying the appointment
– Police Identity Card
**7. Minoan Lines**
50% discount on tickets for substitute teachers of primary & secondary education for domestic routes.
**8. Skyros Shipping Co.**
50% discount on ferry tickets for substitute teachers, which applies to their individual ticket and their passenger car ticket.
The discount applies throughout the year, as well as during the Easter period from 03/04/2026 to 19/04/2026.
In the coming days, other companies may be added to the above list, and a new update will be issued.
Flight ticket discounts from SKY Express
**SKY Express** company, responding to the request of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports and to facilitate travel for substitute teachers of Primary and Secondary Education, provides a 30% discount for airline ticket issuance per interested party.
For this initiative, SMS messages with unique codes for each teacher have already been sent to those interested.
The Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports, Ms. Sofia Zacharaki, expresses her warm thanks to the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Island Policy, Mr. Vasilis Kikilias, as well as to the cooperating ferry companies and the Greek airline Sky Express, for their immediate and substantial response to the Ministry’s request for providing the relevant facilities.
This initiative is part of the ongoing care for supporting teachers and practically confirms the recognition of their decisive role in the functioning and quality of the educational process.
