Two years ago we caught the ferry from Venice to Patra in Greece then drove across to Pireaus (port town of Athens) which is about 3-4 hours drive away. We then caught a ferry from Pireaus to Kos and then caught a very small ferry (took all of 4 cars) from Kos to Bodrum which is only a half hour crossing. It was a great trip and would do it again tomorrow. We were even able to pick up last minute ham, bacon, cheese etc from Lidl on Kos and get them home in time to get them straight into the fridge.