There are 8 ways to get from Nice to Santorini Island by plane, train, busferry, bus, car ferry, car, 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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santorini (JTR)plane NCE - JTR
6h 58m€97–293Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry via Ancona
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the busferry from Ancona to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
43h 22mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
29h 49m€535–857Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Santorini (JTR)plane MRS - JTR
7h 57m€134–336Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Ventimiglia to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portferry Bsf
2d 4hTrain, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignoletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Genoa to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
2d 4hBus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
2d 11hTrain, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Savonatrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Savona FS to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portferry Bsf
2d 14h€234–342
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Santorini Island is to fly which costs €95 - €300 and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Santorini Island is to fly which takes 6h 58m and costs €95 - €300.
The distance between Nice and Santorini Island is 1756 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Santorini Island without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and car ferry via Ancona which takes 43h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Nice to Santorini Island, including transfers.
Santorini Island is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 5:54 PM in Nice and 6:54 PM in Santorini Island.
There are 2515+ hotels available in Santorini Island.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Santorini Island, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santorini (JTR) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ancona to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Busferry from Ventimiglia to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Seajets
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