There are 5 ways to get from Bulgaria to Santorini caldera by plane, bus, helicopter, car ferry, ferry, or car
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 Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Santorini (JTR)plane SOF - JTR
5h 52m€76–191Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Santorini (JTR)plane OTP - JTR
6h 5m€68–214Bus, helicopter
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the bus from ΑΓ. Διονυσιοσ to Κτιριο Αναχωρησεωνbus Χ96
- Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Mykonos Heliporthelicopter
- Take the helicopter from Mykonos Heliport to Santorini Heliporthelicopter
17h 39m€643–987Bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Kavala to Mesta Chioscarferry
- Take the ferry from Mesta Chios to Mykonosferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
26h 47m€316–736Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Port of Rafinacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Rafina to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
15h 11m€234–403
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Santorini caldera is to bus and fly which costs €65 - €220 and takes 6h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Santorini caldera is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs €75 - €200.
The distance between Bulgaria and Santorini caldera is 737 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Santorini caldera without a car is to bus and helicopter which takes 17h 39m and costs €600 - €1000.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Bulgaria to Santorini caldera, including transfers.
There are 2678+ hotels available in Santorini caldera.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Santorini caldera, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Santorini (JTR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Santorini via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Santorini via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sofia Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- [email protected]
- Website
- oasa.gr
Bus from ΑΓ. Διονυσιοσ to Κτιριο Αναχωρησεων
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Kavala to Mesta Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–420
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Mykonos to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Mesta Chios to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 212 222 4000
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldenstarferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- https://goldenstarferries.gr/en
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