Ferryhopper: Your Key to Easy Island Hopping

Many of the greatest inventions came about by accident. When a guest complained about French fries being too thick, the chef, George Crum, sought revenge. He sliced the potato as thin as possible and fried them, inventing potato chips in 1853. We owe popsicles to Frank Epperson, who left a glass of homemade lemonade with a spoon outside during winter in 1905. Tea bags exist because tea merchant Thomas Sullivan wanted to save on shipping weight: In 1908, he packed his tea in small gauze bags instead of tin cans.

Even a hundred years later, many inventions are born by accident and from the feeling that there's a need for something that doesn't yet exist. This is how the Ferryhopper story began. In 2016, a group of friends on a small Greek island struggled to find a ferry connection to an even smaller island. They researched and asked around, but everything seemed very complicated. Then, they had an idea: What if there was a site that brought all the information together and made island hopping easier? The rest is history.

The idea of Ferryhopper is still based on solving the friends' initial problem, making ferry bookings as easy as possible. They focus on customer proximity, passion, and innovation. You can feel this as soon as you start using the Ferryhopper app. Its operation is intuitive, and different app functions make travel easy. You can compare companies, ships, and prices, manage multiple trips and providers in a single booking, and share your booking with fellow travelers and friends. On the day of your trip, a special feature awaits: You can track most companies' ferries in real-time and board later using an e-ticket. And if you create a user profile, the app saves your data for faster checkout.

The journey in Greece ends with a mission and a new company. In April 2017, Ferryhopper went online, and by July 2020, the Ferryhopper app followed. By 2021, the team reached two million travelers in the Mediterranean, and by 2023, they celebrated five million tickets sold. Today, over 120 young, diverse people are behind Ferryhopper, committed to being the best-and most entertaining-place for booking ferry tickets.

Want to island-hop in Greece and travel from well-known islands like Santorini to smaller, lesser-known ones like Anafi? Check. Are you in the Canary Islands and want to travel from Fuerteventura to Lanzarote and further to La Graciosa? Check! Ferryhopper offers you a choice of more than 110 ferry operators with routes to 500 destinations, including Greece, Spain, Morocco, Italy, Croatia, and Northern Europe. Customers book tickets at fair prices with no hidden fees. The Ferryhopper website and app are available in 15 languages, including German. The blog is also super helpful with current tips and special offers on ferry tickets.

The invention that occurred by accident on a Greek island now travels the world with millions of travelers. The Ferryhopper app is the number one worldwide in terms of app downloads: the application has been downloaded over two million times! The concept works, as customer satisfaction proves: Ferryhopper holds an average rating of 4.5/5 with over 15,000 reviews across rating platforms. So, where will the island-hopping experts travel this year? According to Ferryhopper, the hottest islands for 2024 are:

1. Formentera

2. Fuerteventura

3. Sardinia

4. Chios

5. Samos

6. Hydra

7. Ischia

8. Milos

9. La Graciosa

10. Skyros

Whether in the Greek island sea, the Canary volcanic islands, Italian and Croatian vacation islands, or from the U.S. to Sweden: Thanks to Ferryhopper, getting from one island to another is neither far nor complicated. The best island-hopping trends in 2024 are suitable for any travel budget, as the unbeatable price list from the team proves (prices are for a one-way trip and may vary by season):

1. Athens - Aegina: from 10.50 Euros

2. Santorini - Anafi: from 7.50 Euros

3. Lesbos - Ayvalik: from 20 Euros

4. Fuerteventura - Lanzarote: from 17.50 Euros

5. Lanzarote - La Graciosa: from 14 Euros

6. Ibiza - Formentera: from 8.50 Euros

7. Split - Hvar: from 8.40 Euros

8. Travemünde - Malmö: from 20 Euros

9. Sardinia - Corsica: from 28 Euros

10. Corfu - Paxi: from 15 Euros