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How to get fromSantorini Island to Istriaby plane, bus, car ferry, car, shuttle, busferry, or ferry

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

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  1. Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane plane JTR - TRS
    2. Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    8h 25m
    €146–777

  2. Fly to Pula Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane plane JTR - PUY
    15h 37m
    €75–290

  3. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Paroscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Piraeus to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Trieste Piazza Libertàbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    6. Take the bus from Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    37h

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Paroscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Piraeus to Pulacar car
    27h 19m
    €376–662

  5. Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane JTR - VCE
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigradshuttle bus
    6h 25m
    €97–883

  6. Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus

    1. Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane JTR - LJU
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    8h 33m
    €326–858

  7. Car ferry, bus and ferry, bus via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pulabus bus
    39h 26m
    €223–342

  8. Car ferry, bus, ferry

    1. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus to Lezhëbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lezhë to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Pulaferry ferry
    41h 9m
    €172–413

  9. Car ferry, bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Fushë-Krujë to Trieste, Autostazionebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    46h 50m

  10. Car ferry, bus via Dubrovnik

    1. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Athens to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    47h 17m
    €167–346

Santorini (JTR) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) flights

Calendar17Weekly Planes
Duration8h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket€58Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,581.5 km
  • Duration: 8h 25m

What companies run services between Santorini Island, Greece and Istria, Croatia?

Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and four other airlines fly from Santorini (JTR) to Pula Airport (PUY) once daily.

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