Travel Information from Santorini (Island) to Athens
| 145 miles (234 km) | |
| Ferry or flight | |
| $38 - $50 | |
| Flight • $38 (€34) • 45 min | |
| Flight • $38 (€34) • 45 min | |
| Seajets 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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How to get from Santorini (Island) to Athens by train, bus or flight.
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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.
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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.

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).
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