There are 7 ways to get from Santorini Island to Ankara by plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, busferry, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
best- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane JTR - ESB
4h 59m₺8,092–16,505Ferry, bus via Fethiye
cheapest- Take the ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rhodesferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiyeferry
- Take the bus from Fethiye bus station to Ankara bus stationbus
24h 25m₺5,882–20,370Car ferry, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
39h 4m₺9,947–17,152Car ferry, ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Koufonisicarferry
- Take the car ferry from Koufonisi to Amorgós Katapolacarferry
- Take the ferry from Katapola to Lerosferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Leros to Port of Bodrumferry
- Drive from Port of Bodrum to Ankaracar
18h 1m₺13,116–23,651Fly to Istanbul, train
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Istanbul (IST)plane JTR - IST
- Take the train from Istanbul(Pendik) to Ankara Gartrain
7h 35m₺6,625–12,987Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rhodesferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmarisferry
- Take the bus from Marmaris to Ankarabus
24h 37m₺9,008–14,882Ferry, bus #2
- Take the ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rhodesferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmarisferry
- Take the bus from Akyaka to Ankarabus
26h 14m₺9,038–14,682
Santorini Island to Ankara by ferry and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santorini Island to Ankara is to fly and train which costs 6.500 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Santorini Island to Ankara is to fly which takes 4h 59m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
The distance between Santorini Island and Ankara is 804 km.
The best way to get from Santorini Island to Ankara without a car is to ferry and bus via Fethiye which takes 24h 25m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Santorini Island to Ankara, including transfers.
There are 266+ hotels available in Ankara.
What companies run services between Santorini Island, Greece and Ankara, Turkey?
Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and AJet fly from Santorini (JTR) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Santorini to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–12,000
Flights from Santorini to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Santorini to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–15,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Santorini to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Athens, Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–15,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul(Pendik) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–950
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Fethiye bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Fethiye bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Fethiye bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Akyaka to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–6,500
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,500
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,700–2,500
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
Bus from Marmaris to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,200
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,500–2,200
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–10,000
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Katapola to Leros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–4,400
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–10,000
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–10,000
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiye
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–9,000
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- [email protected]
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiye
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–6,500
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- [email protected]
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺600–3,052
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
- Economy
- ₺600–850
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–6,500
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Koufonisi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–5,500
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Koufonisi to Amorgós Katapola
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,400
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- turkishsealines.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Leros to Port of Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–4,500
- Website
- https://www.turkishsealines.com.tr/
- Phone
- +90 (252) 412 22 90 – 91
- [email protected]
- Website
- yesilmarmarislines.com
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,052
- Website
- https://www.yesilmarmarislines.com/
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,052
- Website
- https://www.yesilmarmarislines.com/
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