How to travel from Santorini (Island) to Athens

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Travel Information from Santorini (Island) to Athens

Distance145 miles (234 km)
Available travel modesFerry or flight
Ticket price range$38 - $50
Cheapest modeFlight • $38 (€34) • 45 min
Fastest modeFlight • $38 (€34) • 45 min
Popular travel companiesSeajets or Volotea

Travel 145 miles (234 km) by ferry or flight from Santorini (Island) to Athens. The most popular travel companies which serve this route are Seajets or Volotea among others. Travelers can even take a direct ferry or flight from Santorini (Island) to Athens.

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from Santorini (Island) to Athens

How to get from Santorini (Island) to Athens by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

ferry

The best way to travel from Santorini (Island) to Athens is by taking a ferry because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

Blue Star FerriesBLUE STAR CHIOS
08:00AM5h35
Athinios Port
01:35PMPort of Piraeus
$931One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

Blue Star FerriesBLUE STAR CHIOS
08:00AM5h35
Athinios Port
01:35PMPort of Piraeus
$931One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

sky expressGQ349
02:55PM0h55
Santorini (Thira) National Airport
03:50PMAthens International Airport
$1351One-way
0 transfers

Other options

sky expressGQ351
06:40PM0h55
Santorini (Thira) National Airport
07:35PMAthens International Airport
$1351One-way
0 transfers
sky expressGQ341
09:00AM0h55
Santorini (Thira) National Airport
09:55AMAthens International Airport
$2051One-way
0 transfers
sky expressGQ343
01:15PM0h55
Santorini (Thira) National Airport
02:10PMAthens International Airport
$1501One-way
0 transfers
Blue Star FerriesBLUE STAR DELOS
03:30PM7h50
Athinios Port
11:20PMPort of Piraeus
$931One-way
0 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Santorini (Island) to Athens

Travel to Athens easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Santorini (Island) to Athens.

FAQs

There are 2 options to travel between Santorini (Island) and Athens including taking a ferry or flight.

The cheapest way to get from Santorini (Island) to Athens is by taking a flight with average ticket prices of $38 (€34) compared to other travel options to Athens:

A flight is $12 (€11) less than a ferry with an average ticket price of $50 (€46) from Santorini (Island) to Athens.

The fastest way to get to Athens from Santorini (Island) is by flight with an average travel time of 45 min.

Other travel options to Athens take longer:

Taking a ferry requires on average 5 h 15 min of travel time.

The distance is approximately 145 miles (234 km) from Santorini (Island) to Athens.

The average frequency per day from Santorini (Island) to Athens is:

  • 8 ferries a day.
  • 11 flights per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip to Athens from Santorini (Island) as scheduled services by ferry or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Santorini (Island) to Athens:

  • Ferries mostly leave from Athinios Port and tend to arrive in Port of Piraeus.

The following travel companies offer services from Santorini (Island) to Athens:

  • Seajets, Blue Star Ferries, Zante Ferries, Minoan Lines (Greece domestic), Fast Ferries, Golden Star Ferries, Saos Ferries or Aegean Sea Lines can take you to Athens by ferry. If searching for a good deal on ferries, you can find tickets for Saos Ferries from Santorini (Island) to Athens for $28 (€25).
  • Travel with Volotea, Aegean Airlines or Olympic Air to go to Athens by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Aegean Airlines Santorini (Island) to Athens tickets on Omio for $39 (€35).

Yes, there are direct services available from Santorini (Island) to Athens with the following travel companies:

  • Direct ferries with Seajets, Blue Star Ferries, Zante Ferries, Fast Ferries, Golden Star Ferries or Aegean Sea Lines with 5 direct ferries per day.
  • 9 direct flights per day with.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Athens as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Athens from Santorini (Island).

Your trip from Santorini (Island) to Athens doesn't have to end in Athens. Many of our customers like to extend their vacation to explore other popular destinations like Thessaloniki, Rome, Paris or Mykonos. If you’d like to add Thessaloniki, Rome, Paris or Mykonos to your Santorini (Island) to Athens tour, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Athens today!

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