Evripos Canal (Khalkis/Chalcis) - Clearance
There is now a website for the marinas and ports on the whole of Evia, which now has an island-wide computer system and details about the bridge.
http://olne.gr/en/ (this website has good photographs and a map showing office and transit dock locations).
https://olne.gr/en/evripos-bridge/transit-information
Procedures for paying/transiting the bridge:
The bridge opens during the night, from 22:00 to 04:00 every day except the first Friday night of the month.
Office working hours are Monday to Friday 08.00 – 22.00 and Saturday – Sunday 18.00 – 22.00.
Moor alongside the reporting dock – clearly marked in red (the transit info. linked to above has useful photographs showing reporting and waiting docks/anchorages).
Go to the Port Office to pay the fee and get your scheduled time. If necessary, contact the Port Authority (Tel: +30 22210 28888) for information.
You will need to show your ship registration papers.
Most cruising boats pay 29€. This includes the additional charge of 25% for night-time passage (yachts are only allowed through at night). There is an additional surcharge of 75% for passage on a Sunday or holiday. Catamarans pay a little more – approx. 37€.
You pay 5 euros for the waiting pontoon before transiting, and a further 5 euros if you choose to stay on the other side after passing through the bridge or stay overnight.
After paying you will be directed to the waiting pontoon.
You will be told via VHF Channel 12 at what time to standby for your passage through the bridge. It is likely to be from 21:00 onward. The Port Police give two calls by vessel name, first to give you time to single up, second to slip and proceed. It is all well organized.
North to South Transit – a caution:
The southern section of the northern quayside is littered with dinghy moorings and laid lines reducing the available quayside and introducing floating hazards.
There are few bollards on the quay, mostly on the northern section and only small mooring rings to the south.
The quay itself has an underwater projection, a shelf or a step, just below the waterline in places. It is of ideal dimensions to give concerns for the turn of your bilge, although depths alongside are in the region of three metres (10 ft).
The quayside ladders project from the quay face. You need to be well fendered.
Last updated: June 2023
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This comment was posted on the main Greece page but relates to this port:
Hola, llevo navegando en Grecia 5 años, y varias veces y recientemente en Calkcis Evia puente de Chalkis, en la zona de amarre cerca dwl ayuntamiento, hubo varios robos, 2022 y 2023 y entradas en veleros con los ocuoantes en el interior. La mayoría de noche cuando duermen los propietarios, abren la puerta y de adentran en el barco y roban todo lo que está a la vista. La policía lo sabe pero no hace nada. Es importante avisar a los tates que cierren puertas no dejen objetos fuera. Si dispones de algún método disuasorio emplea.
Saludos.
Quick translation into English: This sailor reports that he has sailed 5 years on Greece and many times recently at the Chalkis bridge, Evia, at the berthing zone close to the port authority there have been various burglaries (2022 and 2023). They broke into the boats, mostly at night when the owners were sleeping, they opened the door and entered the boat stealing anything they could see. The police know this is happening but don’t do anything. It’s important to close your doors and don’t leave anything outside on deck or out on the chart table etc.
“Southbound traffic transits first.” This is not correct and hasn’t been for at least a decade. The initial direction is set by any large ships which wish to transit: they’re not going to keep them hanging about.
But there’s no ambiguity: all skippers are briefed beforehand, and then updated by radio before transit.
Posted on behalf of SY Funny Girl – 9 July, 2015:
I just get the information that since the first of July the bridge price has doubled.
It is now 36 € for a 12-metre boat and at the weekend 75% higher!
If you are looking for anchorages in the Evia Channel DO NOT consider Nisos Stira’s anchorage on the East coast. The pilot and charts suggest 5-10m depth, we found this only with yards of the rocks. Everywhere else was 25 – 35m deep.
When transiting the bridge South to North it makes sense to anchor under the fort (10m Good Holding) and dinghy into the port police, but watch the tied through the gap.
Alternatively tie up on the quay, pay and then go and anchor. South bound traffic goes through the bridge first and boats on the quay get a lot of wash from fishing boats coming through.
Additionally, boats at anchor will be ready to go through the bridge before boats on the quay who have to wait for the traffic to pass before leaving the quay.