With significant discounts on ferry and airline tickets will be facilitated this year the transition of alternates teaching at their place of placement, in the context of cooperation of the Ministries of Education, Religions and Sports and Maritime and Island Policy.

The initiative, which concerns the school year 2025-2026, provides for reductions of up to 50% on ferry tickets and 30% in Sky Express airlines, with the participation of a large number of ferry companies.

The aim is to support teachers in practice, recognizing their decisive role in education, especially in remote island and inaccessible areas.

DISCOUNTS IN SHIPPING TICKETS:

With a joint initiative of the Ministries of Education, Religions and Sports and Shipping and Island Policy, discounts up to 50% of the ferry tickets to alternate teachers are announced.

In particular, discounts on ferry tickets are as follows:

1. Aegean Sea Lines

For tickets for alternate primary and secondary education teachers who will travel from/to Piraeus:

• For the period 5/9/2025 until 11/9/2025 (starting year start), 50% discount on their individual tickets, and 30% on their vehicles (EIX and scooters),

• For the period 23/12/2025 – 7/1/2026 (Christmas), 50% discount on their individual tickets, and 20% on their vehicles (EIX and scooters)

• For the period 3/4/2026 – 19/4/2026 (Easter), 50% discount on their individual tickets, and 20% on their vehicles (EIX and scooters)

• For the period 19/6/2026 – 3/7/2026 (teaching year), 50% discount on their individual tickets, and 30% on their vehicles (EIH and scooters)

The discount is provided by the company’s local central port agencies with the demonstration of the Ministry of Education’s decision that reports their recruitment and their police identity.

2. Attica Group

For Tickets for Deputy Primary and Secondary Education Teachers provided:

• 50% discount on all its routes, as well as on intermediate routes, all passenger seats, in private cars. Their vehicles and the engines, which are going to travel, for the period from 05/09/25 to 11/09/25 for the lines:

– Cycladic

– Dodecanese

– BA Aegean

– SARONIKOU

– Heraklion-Chania

A prerequisite for providing the above deduction is the demonstration of the Ministerial Decision stating their recruitment and their police ID card. The demonstration of the Ministerial Decision may be demonstrated outside the original and in the form of printing or photocopy.

To provide a discount, a command number is required by selecting the discount “HO. 50%deputies. “

3. Dodekanisos Seaways

50% discount on alternate teachers (their individual tickets only) for the teaching year 2025-2026 with the company’s ships. The cooperating travel agencies have already been informed of the provision of this discount for this time.

4. Fast Ferries

30% discount on individual tickets and 20% on their vehicles (IX and scooters) during the following scheduled periods of the teaching year 2025-2026:

• Start of Teaching Year: September 5-11 2025

• Christmas: 23 December 2025-7 January 2026

• Easter: April 3-19 2026

• End of Teaching Year: June 19 -July 3 2026

The discount will be granted by the competent Central Port Offices of the company. Necessary supporting documents for the discount is the relevant decision of the Ministry of Education referring to their recruitment, as well as the police identity.

5. Golden Star Ferries

30% discount for individual tickets and 20% for their vehicles with sufficient availability for the period 05/09/25 -11/09/25.

The discount concerns the Superferry – Andros Queen ships and in particular the destinations of Andros – TONOS – MYKONOS – PAROS.

The receipt and purchase of tickets will be carried out by the company’s headquarters at the departure points of the ships and after the demonstration of the relevant decision of the Ministry of Education on the recruitment and police identity at the travel agencies and the boarding of the ships.

6. Levante Ferries Group

50% discount on passenger and vehicle tickets for alternate teachers who will be moved exclusively during the following scheduled periods of the teaching year 2025-2026:

• Start of Teaching Year: 5 – 11 September 2025

• Christmas: 23 December 2025 – 7 January 2026

• Easter: 3 – 19 April 2026

• Teaching Year end: June 19 – July 3, 2026.

The above discount concerns the issuance of tickets for themselves and these vehicles (IX, two -wheelers) by submitting all the necessary documents so that they can receive tickets from the discount from the agencies of the consortium of the joint venture.

7. Minoan Lines (Minoan Lines)

50% discount on tickets for primary & secondary education for domestic lines.

8. Seajets

The discount is 50% on the fair ticket, both on the individual and on the vehicle tickets (IX & scooters).

The discount applies to routes at the following periods:

• 05/09/2025 – 11/09/2025

• 23/12/2025 – 07/01/2026

• 03/04/2026 – 19/04/2026

• 19/06/2026 – 03/07/2026

The discount applies to travel from all SEAJETS ships and will be provided solely through affiliated tickets. This discount is not available through on-line booking systems.

DISCOUNTING DOCUMENTS:

Beneficiary teachers must display both the following supporting documents both in the issue of tickets and in their boarding:

– the relevant Government Gazette or Ministerial Decision certifying the placement

– police ID

9. Carthage Nautical Company (Goutos Lines)

50% discount on alternate teachers on tickets on their own and vehicles (IX, scooters) for the period 22/08/2025-12/09/2025.

10. Skyros Nautical Company (Skyros Shipping Co.)

50% discount on the ferry tickets of alternate teachers, which applies to their individual ticket and for the IX ticket. their car.

The discount is applied throughout the year, as well as in the following peak periods:

• Start of Teaching Year: 5 – 11 September 2025

• Christmas: 23 December 2025 – 7 January 2026

• Easter: 3 – 19 April 2026

• Teaching Year end: June 19 – July 3, 2026

In the coming days, other companies may be added to the table above, so newer updates will be issued.

DISCOUNTS IN AIR TICKETS – Sky Express:

Sky Express in response to the request of the Ministry of Education, Religions and Sports and, in order to facilitate the movements of primary and secondary education, provides a 30% discount for the issuance of airline tickets per stakeholder.

The offer is valid for primary and secondary education teachers of the teaching year 2025-2026, and applies to reservations until 15/06/2026, for flights from 05/09/2025 to 30/06/2026.

Beneficiaries must complete the necessary information, as described below, in the form available on the company’s website.

Terms and Conditions:

• Beneficiaries: Deputy Primary and Secondary Education teachers hired on 04/09/2025.

• Power period:

Reservations: until 15/06/2026

Flights: From 05/09/2025 to 30/06/2026

• Code acquisition process:

The Ministry sends a unique SMS code through SMS to the beneficiaries.

Beneficiaries enter the form:

* their personal information,

* the SMS code,

* Travel documents, as stated in the identity.

Upon completion of the procedure, it is sent to the email recorded by the unique Medu2025xxxxxxxxxxx, which can be used for reservations.

The offer is applied to up to ten (10) reservations per educational, simple or on -round, direct or intermediate internal station for domestic flights.

It is recalled that, regarding the newly -established teachers, discounts are in force by specific ferry companies, listed above, until September 11, 2025, as well as the possibility of deduction of Sky Express airline tickets.

The Minister of Education, Religions and Sports, Sofia Zacharakis, expresses her warm thanks to the Minister of Maritime and Island Policy, Vassilis Kikilia, as well as to the ferry companies and the Hellenic Airline SKY EXPRESS, for their immediate response. to provide the above facilities.

The initiative is part of the constant concern to support our teachers and the practical recognition of their decisive role in the educational process.