Santorini port

The island of Santorini belongs to the Cyclades islands and can be reached either by plane from Athens International airport or by ferry from Piraeus port or Lavrio port. The main port of Santorini, where all ferries arrive, is located at Athinios, 12km south of Fira, the capital of the island. From the port of Athinios, you can reach any destinations you want on the island by using the suburban buses KTEL in very low prices. Tickets can be bought on the sport or in the bus. There are daily connections from the port or Piraeus in Athens to Santorini. Ferries are both conventional and highspeed. The journey time with a conventional ferry is 9 hours whereas with a highspeed ferry approximately 5 hours.

The main ferry companies that depart from the port of Piraeus to reach Santorini (Thira) are:

  • Hellenic Seaways
  • GA ferries
  • Blue Star ferries
  • Aegean Speed lines

The ferry company that departs from the port of Lavrio to reach Santorini is:

  • NEL lines

Keep in mind that ferry itinearies increase during the summer months and that due to high demand tickets are often sold out. As a result, it is advisable to book your tickets in advance.

From the port of Santorini (Thira) you can also travel to:

  • Alonissos
  • Anafi
  • Folegandros
  • Heraklion in Crete
  • Ios
  • Karpathos
  • Kasos
  • Katapola
  • Kea
  • Kimolos
  • Kos
  • Kythnos
  • Lavrio
  • Milos
  • Mykonos
  • Naxos
  • Paros
  • Rhodes
  • Serifos
  • Sifnos
  • Sikinos
  • Skiathos
  • Skopelos
  • Syros
  • Thessaloniki
  • Tinos

Keep in mind that ferry schedules can change especially during the summer months in order to serve more destinations. As a result consult our Greek Ferries Schedule On-Line in order to find out the availability of ferry routes and book your ferry tickets online.




Be sure to check out the following related information on Greek Ferries:







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