Kalymnos and Patmos sit close together in the Dodecanese, and the crossing between them is one of the more straightforward island-hops in this part of the Aegean. Kalymnos is the sponge-diving island, all bare limestone ridges and a working harbour town; Patmos is quieter and more contemplative, built around the hill-top monastery and the cave where St John is said to have written Revelation. The ferry link between them has settled into a reliable year-round pattern, with operators filing each new season's timetable in stages rather than all at once, so it's worth checking the schedule box above for the latest confirmed dates rather than assuming service stops once a printed timetable runs out.
Departures are spread fairly evenly through the year, with the busiest window falling across the summer months when island-hopping traffic through the Dodecanese peaks. Outside high season the route thins out but doesn't disappear -- for the exact number of sailings on any given day, the frequency shown above and the monthly table below are the figures to trust, since they're pulled from the live schedule rather than fixed in this text.
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