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How to get fromCologne to Santorini Islandby train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, busferry, or ferry

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There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Santorini Island by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, busferry, or ferry

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Santorini

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane DUS - JTR
    6h 7m
    €132–293

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, car ferry

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane CGN - HER
    2. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    8h 40m
    €99–334

  3. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 41
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    4. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    37h 44m

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Cologne to Port of Piraeuscar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    30h 14m
    €567–903

  5. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Santorini

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane CGN - JTR
    5h 14m
    €173–402

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Santorini

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane FRA - JTR
    5h 49m
    €148–333

  7. Train, bus, bus and ferry, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Würzburg Hbftrain train 41
    2. Take the bus from Würzburg to Pristinabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    5. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    44h 56m

  8. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Köln Süd Bf to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Piraeusbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portferry ferry Bsf
    46h 44m

  9. Bus, bus and ferry, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    47h 1m
    €232–390

  10. Train, Bus, ferry, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Thessalonikibus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mykonosferry ferry Bsf
    4. Take the carferry from Mykonos to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    3d
    €460–897

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Santorini (JTR) flights

Calendar23Weekly Planes
Duration5h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket€83Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,277.2 km
  • Duration: 6h 7m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Santorini Island, Greece?

Eurowings, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Santorini (JTR) 6 times a week.

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