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 53m€102–293Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry via San Benedetto del Tronto
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to San Benedetto Trontotrain Fr
- Take the busferry from San Benedetto del Tronto to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
41h 26m€329–552Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
29h 52m€537–860Train 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 58m€136–336Bus 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, ferry
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Genoabus 798 / ...
- Take the busferry from Genova Piazza della Vittoria to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portferry Bsf
2d 9hBus, 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 11h
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 €100 - €300 and takes 6h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Santorini Island is to fly which takes 6h 53m and costs €100 - €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 San Benedetto del Tronto which takes 41h 26m and costs €320 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 53m to get from Nice to Santorini Island, including transfers.
Santorini Island is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 1:49 PM in Nice and 2:49 PM in Santorini Island.
There are 2459+ hotels available in Santorini Island.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Santorini Island, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Ulendo Airlink, 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 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santorini via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to San Benedetto Tronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to San Benedetto Tronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from San Benedetto del Tronto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ventimiglia to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- [email protected]
- Website
- rucitours.com
Busferry from Genoa to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice Airport to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice Airport to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Genova Piazza della Vittoria to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 692323966
- [email protected]
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- 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
- 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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