Travelling to Thassos under Coronavirus

Traveling to Thassos
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Hi Hobgoblin :slightly_smiling_face:

After you complete the form you will receive an email with a printable version. This printable version contains your QR code.

You then have the option of printing the form and presenting it when you arrive to Greece, or you can open the email on your phone and present the QR code to them like that.

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thanks for Clearing that up, augie

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Hi Augie,

I have 2 questions in matters not clear to me:

  1. The Passenger Locator Form needs to be filled out within 48 hours, or before the 48 hour mark to border crossing?
  2. Do you know what is the plan for Makaza-Komotini crossing reopen? We are traveling to Thassos end of July

Thank you!

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Hi Andvarga :slightly_smiling_face:

  1. The Passenger Locator Form needs to be completed at least 48 hours before you arrive at the Greek border crossing.
  2. The Greek government is preparing to open the Makaza-Nymphea border crossing on the 15th of July. I’ve heard reports that it may be opened earlier but 15 July is the goal. My advice is to check the form for Makaza/Nymphea in the list of land points of entry. When it appears then it will be officially open (see the screenshot below, I circled the list in red)

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Hello everybody, luckily I’ve been traveling to Thasos already two times this year. However, there is a problem with the ferry’s schedule published on the go-thassos.gr web site, it’s just not correct. It seams that the ferry’s intervals are much rarer.
Does anyone knows where to get the actual/ correct schedule from?

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Hi @seamstr,

Did you notice under the ferry schedule there is red text mentioning that there are some cancellations? If you click on that you will be taken to a PDF document with the ferry time tables.

https://www.go-thassos.gr/thassos-ferry-schedules-prices

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Thank you Anthony, indeed I haven’t noticed the red text, usually checking the ferry schedule minutes before arriving at the port on my mobile phone.
Thanks again.

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Hi Augie!

My parents are now in Bulgaria and are traveling to Thassos tomorrow. However, we still have not received our QR codes. There are still few hours left until today is over but it is getting late. Is there a possibility that we could not get it? And if so, how should we proceed? Is there anyone we could contact at this point?

Thanks in advance,
Martina

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Hi Martina :slightly_smiling_face:

I just called the border police at the Promachonas border crossing station (+30 23230 41222) and I explained your situation. The officer I spoke with told me that if you completed the form yesterday then you should receive the QR code by tomorrow. If you do not receive the QR by the time you arrive at the border, don’t worry, they will not turn your parents around. However, it is more likely that your parents will get tested and will need to stay at the hotel where they booked for 24 hours pending the test results.

Before telling me this, he first asked where they are coming from. I told him Bulgaria. Then he asked if they are residents of Bulgaria and I told him that I believe so. Can you please confirm?

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Hi Augie,

Thank you so much! We completed the form on the 4th of July (I am coming with them, sorry I missed the ‘and I’ in the previous e-mail). We do come from Bulgaria but we reside in the Czech Republic and travel as Czech citizens with Czech IDs. Sorry that the previous e-mail was a bit misleading!

Thank you again,
Martina

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Hi Martina :slightly_smiling_face:

Haha no worries!

Since you’re traveling with Czech (EU) IDs then the same rules apply.

Have a safe trip tomorrow and see you on Thassos!!

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Hello. From friends I learned that because of the infected with Covid 19, the ferries were stopped and there is no way to travel there. Is this true? Because I plan to arrive tomorrow with my family. Thanks

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Hi Snej :slightly_smiling_face:

That simply isn’t true! The ferries never stopped. You can see on this live map that the ferries are operating about every hour.

Thank you for asking because there’s a lot of misinformation out there.

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Thank you very much.

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hi augie, i just read in our local newspaper that there were cases of positive tested tourists in thassos. they mentioned Promachonas and especially people coming from Serbia. that makes me wonder, if it will be safe to visit in August. can you shed more light?

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Hi Hobgoblin :slightly_smiling_face:

This is true. Tourists on their way to Thassos tested positive for Covid-19 when they were tested at the Promachonas border checkpoint. As soon as the results were known, they were informed by the authorities and moved to the quarantine hotel on Thassos. They were asymptomatic.

As we outlined on our Covid-19 Updates page, the Greek authorities have safety protocols in place because they anticipated this scenario. The situation is under control.

As long as we all continue to follow the safety protocols Thassos will be safe. I can assure you that the local people and the Greek authorities are taking every precaution and measure necessary to ensure you have a safe and relaxing holiday on Thassos this summer.

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Hello!
Can you tell, how the ferries will be Next week? We will arrive tuesday.
Thank you

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Well it was confirmed yesterday that we won’t be coming in September, we knew it was the case but I was still disappointed.
We will rebook for next year though :grinning_face::grinning_face:

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Hi Lia :slightly_smiling_face:

The ferries will be running about every 1 hour from Keramoti to Limenas. From Kavala to Prinos there are 3 ferry crossings per day.

Have a safe trip on Tuesday and enjoy your holiday on Thassos!

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hi again, i have just heard that a negative covid Test is needed to enter greece. is that just for citizens of some countries or for everybody? just entering by car or flights as well?