Corinth Canal Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience the Corinth Canal. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Biblical Tour Letters To The Corinthians St Paul's Footsteps 6Hour

• Private Biblical Tour Ancient Corinth & Isthmus Canal from Athens

• 4-Day Classical Greece Tour: Epidaurus, Mycenae, Olympia, Delphi, Meteora

• 3-Day Classical Greece Tour: Epidaurus, Mycenae, Nafplion, Olympia, Delphi

• Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nafplio Full Day Private Tour from Athens

It’s free to look at the Corinth Canal from above, but you need to join a canal cruise for a view from below: A glass-bottom boat cruise costs around US$50. Many travelers see the canal on a tour to Corinth and/or the Peloponnese, with half-day Corinth tours starting at US$40.

Yes, you can cruise through the Corinth Canal, starting from either Isthmia in the south or Loutraki in the north. The canal is too narrow for traditional cruise ships, but small vessels, including glass-bottom boats, run back and forth, offering dramatic views. You can also opt for a boat ride at sunset.

The Corinth Canal is close to Corinth, which is home to two classical sites: Akrokorinthos (Acrocorinth), the city’s answer to the Acropolis, and Ancient Corinth, which were both visited by St. Paul. Other locations include the Diolkos, where ancient Greeks rolled ships overland, and the Ancient Port of Kenchreai, where St. Paul had his hair cut.

Many visitors to the Corinth Canal simply go for a photo stop, which takes just a few minutes—but detours to the submersible bridge can add an hour to the trip. Cruises on the canal, which run the gamut from glass-bottom boat rides to sunset cruises with drinks, last about 1.5–2 hours.

That depends. Cruise boats on the canal are usually small and not wheelchair-friendly. However, there are a number of wheelchair-accessible photo locations, so you can capture the waterway’s soaring banks and spectacular engineering from above.