There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Santorini Island by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, busferry, 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.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Santorini (JTR)plane BSL - JTR
6h 38m€73–274Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
38h 26mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
30h 46m€527–846Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santorini (JTR)plane ZRH - JTR
6h 11m€166–401Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Santorini (JTR)plane GVA - JTR
8h 24m€188–392Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Santorini (JTR)plane FRA - JTR
7h 38m€186–390Bus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Pejabus
- Take the bus from Peje to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
44h 7m€255–369Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portferry Bsf
2d 1h€226–416Bus, ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portferry Bsf
2d 7h€257–382
Basel (BSL) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Santorini Island is to fly which costs €70 - €280 and takes 6h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Santorini Island is to train and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs €160 - €410.
The distance between Basel and Santorini Island is 1934 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Santorini Island without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 38h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Basel to Santorini Island, including transfers.
Santorini Island is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 2:29 PM in Basel and 3:29 PM in Santorini Island.
There are 2184+ hotels available in Santorini Island.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Santorini Island, Greece?
Lufthansa, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Santorini (JTR) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Basel to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Santorini via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Santorini via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Santorini via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Basel to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Basel to Santorini via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Frankfurt to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- [email protected]
Bus from Basel SBB to Peja
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Basel SBB to Peja
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +383 44113710
- [email protected]
- Website
- belitravel.com
Bus from Basel SBB to Peja
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Peje to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
- 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
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
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- 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
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
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