Perama is located at the most Western point of the inhabitant zone of the greater area of Athens. It belongs to Pireas's jurisdiction. Perama is a working class area where the most of the habitats work in the naval industry. Many of them used to work at the shipyards, but the recent crisis left most of them without job. That means that the area is hit hard by unemployment. Others still work at the ferry line that connects Perama with Salamina island.
Despite the port's small size, it's incredible the fact that serves more than 18 million passengers per year, even more than Pireas port, the biggest port in Europe. The fact that makes that happen, is that Salamina island is very close to Perama, only a 10-minute trip by ferry. Many Salaminians use the ferries to go to their jobs in Athens and Pireas and many Athenians take the ferry to go to Salamina, where a Naval Base is located with a staff of 10.000 people, both military and civil personnel. Only 2000 of them live in Salamina, so the others use the ferry everyday to go and return from work.
Ferries travel from 05:00 - 00:00 and leave every ten minutes. The short time between the routes and the number of people that use the ferries, make the port one of the first in passenger transfer in Europe.
Despite the port's small size, it's incredible the fact that serves more than 18 million passengers per year, even more than Pireas port, the biggest port in Europe. The fact that makes that happen, is that Salamina island is very close to Perama, only a 10-minute trip by ferry. Many Salaminians use the ferries to go to their jobs in Athens and Pireas and many Athenians take the ferry to go to Salamina, where a Naval Base is located with a staff of 10.000 people, both military and civil personnel. Only 2000 of them live in Salamina, so the others use the ferry everyday to go and return from work.
Ferries travel from 05:00 - 00:00 and leave every ten minutes. The short time between the routes and the number of people that use the ferries, make the port one of the first in passenger transfer in Europe.