Experience
Islands & Island-Hopping
Island travel is shaped by the crossing: ferry timetables decide more than guidebooks do. Choose the island for its character, then check how it is reached and how often — a short, frequent crossing changes what a weekend can hold.
Where to stay →Best places to stay for islands & island-hopping
Ranked by global recognition — how widely each place is read about across Wikipedia's language editions. Never paid placement, prices, or reviews.
Singapore
SingaporeSingapore is an island city-state in Southeast Asia, between the Strait of Malacca and the Singapore Strait off the Malay Peninsula.
New York City
New York · United StatesNew York City sits at the mouth of New York Harbor, the largest city in the United States, known for its five boroughs and the Brooklyn Bridge.
Paris
Île-de-France · FranceThe Seine splits Paris in two, capital of France in the Île-de-France, known for the Louvre Museum, the Panthéon and the Sacré-Cœur above the city.
Saint Petersburg
Sankt-Peterburg · RussiaThe Neva River spreads into islands at Saint Petersburg, a Baltic port known for the Hermitage Museum and Peter and Paul Fortress.
Berlin
Land Berlin · GermanyBerlin is the capital of Germany, a city-state where grand museums and monuments gather around the Brandenburg Gate and Museum Island.
Venice
Veneto · ItalyVenice is a lagoon city in northeastern Italy, built across 126 islands threaded by canals and crossed by the Grand Canal at its centre.
Mumbai
State of Mahārāshtra · IndiaThe sea wraps Mumbai on the Konkan coast, capital of Maharashtra built across seven islands, known for its old churches and deep harbour.
Macau
MacauBaroque facades rise over tiled squares in Macau, a Special Administrative Region on the Pearl River estuary, known for the Ruins of St. Paul's.
Bangkok
Bangkok · ThailandGilded temple spires rise over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, known for the Grand Palace and Wat Arun.
Brooklyn
New York City · New York · United StatesThe Brooklyn Bridge crosses the East River into Brooklyn, the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, at the western end of Long Island.
Copenhagen
Capital Region of Denmark · DenmarkCopenhagen is the capital of Denmark, set in eastern Denmark on the island of Zealand, facing the Øresund strait toward Sweden.
Sydney
State of New South Wales · AustraliaDeep water fills Sydney Harbour below the sandstone shore of Sydney, capital of New South Wales, known for the Sydney Opera House.546 more Islands & Island-Hopping destinations, by country
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Common questions
Can islands be visited without a private boat?
Almost always. Inhabited islands run scheduled ferries, and archipelago routes often work like bus lines with day tickets. The practical limit is frequency: the fewer the departures, the more the timetable, rather than the island, plans your day.