There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Santorini Island by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, ferry, or busferry
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Santorini
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Santorini (JTR)plane CGN - JTR
5h 14m€83–242Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
37h 44mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
30h 15m€555–905Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Santorini
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Santorini (JTR)plane DUS - JTR
5h 58m€119–445Train to Frankfurt, fly to Santorini
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Santorini (JTR)plane FRA - JTR
5h 59m€141–368Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, car ferry
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CGN - HER
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
8h 35m€129–324Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, car ferry
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DUS - HER
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
8h 54m€145–637Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Köln Hbf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portferry Bsf
41h 51mBus, ferry via Köln Süd Bf
- Take the bus from Köln Süd Bf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portferry Bsf
46h 55mBus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
47h 1m€241–395
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Santorini Island is to fly which costs €80 - €250 and takes 5h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Santorini Island is to fly which takes 5h 14m and costs €80 - €250.
The distance between Cologne and Santorini Island is 2188 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Santorini Island without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 37h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Cologne to Santorini Island, including transfers.
Santorini Island is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 9:29 PM in Cologne and 10:29 PM in Santorini Island.
There are 2668+ hotels available in Santorini Island.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Santorini Island, Greece?
Eurowings, Ryanair, and Aegean Airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Santorini (JTR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Santorini via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Santorini via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–650
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Nuremberg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- 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
- Schedules at
- https://showmebus.com/
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- https://showmebus.com/
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Köln Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Köln Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 102 280
- [email protected]
- Website
- armendtours.com
Bus from Köln Süd Bf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- armendtours.com
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €81
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- [email protected]
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- 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
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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