Santorini (Thira) facts

Travel times

A. Ferry from Piraeus to Santorini

• Catamarans & Hydrofoils: Approx 4-5 hours
• Conventional ferries: Minimum 8 hours – max 11 hours depending on the vessel and the route.

B. Transportation between the Port of Santorini & main Settlements

From/To	Fira	Imerovigli	Oia	Airport	Kamari	Akrotiri
Time by car	00:20'	00:30'	00:40'	00:30'	00:40'	00:30'

Note: By bus the travel times are longer. Also the road to/from the port is narrow, which means that when ferries arrive, there is traffic to/from the port.

Useful info: Santorini Port authority tel. (+30) 22860 22239, Greek Tourist police: +30 22890 22482 (in Mykonos)

Santorini ferries schedule announcement

There are four, so called, "ferry schedule seasons":

1. Winter ferry season 1st of November until 31 st of March.
2. Spring ferry season 1st April – beginning of June.
3. Summer ferry season beginning of June – mid September.
4. Autumn ferry season rest of September – 31st of October.

Ferry connections and schedules for domestic routes, like Santorini, are usually announced by most shipping companies, a couple of weeks before the beginning of each season. There are some exceptions though, like Blue Star ferries, which announces schedules in the beginning of the year.

Athens to Santorini ferry schedule frequency during summer

• Morning: Daily 1 conventional ferry and at least 2 Hydrofoils.
• Afternoon: 3 times a week a conventional ferry.
• Night: Some days of the week

Ferry types operating routes to Santorini

Conventional car ferries

These vessels can be divided into two categories: the old ones and the modern ones.

The main differences between them are

• their cruising speed
• the quality of accommodation and services provided and
• the prices

They are usually very big vessels, which also carry vehicles. Their advantages compared to the High Speed vessels, like the catamarans, are that they are more seaworthy, offer more "relaxed" accommodation and cabins and the passengers have the possibility to sit outside and enjoy their cruise around the Greek islands.

Catamarans & Hydrofoils

These vessels are smaller and much faster than conventional ones. Only a few of them can carry vehicles. Their main advantage is that they go twice as fast.
Passengers are usually not allowed to sit outside even though there is some space on some of them. The accommodation inside is a little like a very wide airplane. The better the class, the wider the seat. There are no cabins.
Smoking is not allowed in any inside area of any ship.

Ferry connections to & from Santorini

• Piraeus (Athens main port) - click here for port information
• Rafina (Athens secondary port - East Attica coast) - click here for port information
• Lavrio (Athens secondary port - East Attica coast) - click here for port information
• Cyclades Islands: Mykonos, Paros, Naxos, Ios, Amorgos, Anafi, Folegandros, Kea (Tzia), Kimolos, Koufonissia, Kythnos, Milos, Serifos, Sifnos, Sikinos, Syros (capital of the Cyclades), Tinos, Therasia
• Dodekanissos Islands: Chalki, Karpathos, Kassos, Kos, Rhodes (Rodos)
• Crete: Heraklio, Lasithi

Note: Not all above connections operate throughout the year.

Ferry to Santorini prices

Prices quoted below concern 2017, for the most popular routes, in economy class and are indicative. Same prices apply v.v. These prices are subject to change without prior notice.

Santorini Ferry Routes	Ferry types
	Conventional ferry	Hydrofoil/Catamaran*
Athens-Santorini ferries	approx. 40€/adult	approx. 70€/adult
Cyclades-Santorini ferries
Mykonos-Santorini ferry	-	approx. 67€/adult
Paros-Santorini ferries	approx. 22€/adult	approx. 46€/adult

*Note: Hydrofoils/Catamarans usually operate between May and October.