There are 4 ways to get from Athens to Ancient Thera by subway, helicopter, car ferry, plane, bus, taxi, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway, helicopter
best- Take the subway from Syntagma to Athens Airportsubway M3
- Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Mykonos Heliporthelicopter
- Take the helicopter from Mykonos Heliport to Santorini Heliporthelicopter
4h 40m€644–984Fly, bus, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Santorini (JTR)plane ATH - JTR
- Take the bus from Fira to Kamaribus
- Take the taxi from Kamari to Ancient Therataxi
4h 32m€66–151Car ferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
6h 9m€99–227Ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portferry Bsf
10h 4m€84–180
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Ancient Thera is to fly and bus and taxi which costs €65 - €160 and takes 4h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Ancient Thera is to fly and bus and taxi which takes 4h 32m and costs €65 - €160.
No, there is no direct ferry from Athens to Ancient Thera. However, there are services departing from Port of Piraeus and arriving at Thira Santorini Port via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 9m.
The distance between Athens and Ancient Thera is 297 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Ancient Thera without a car is to subway and helicopter which takes 4h 40m and costs €600 - €1000.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Athens to Ancient Thera, including transfers.
There are 2184+ hotels available in Ancient Thera.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Ancient Thera, Greece?
Seajets operates a car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port 4 times a day. Tickets cost €95–220 and the journey takes 5h 40m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- [email protected]
- Website
- OASA
Subway from Syntagma to Athens Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- +30 22860 25404
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Santorini
Bus from Fira to Kamari
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- KTEL Santorini
- Standard
- €2–3
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Estimated price
- €13–16
TAXI SANTORINIS (Taxi Association of Thira)
- Phone
- +30 2286 022555
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