There are 7 ways to get from France to Fira by plane, train, bus, busferry, or car 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Santorini (JTR)plane LYS - JTR
6h 45m€126–258Fly from Monaco
cheapest- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Santorini (JTR)plane MCM - JTR
9h 58m€62–249Train, bus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
2d 7hBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Astiggosbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
28d 14h€166–234Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santorini (JTR)plane NCE - JTR
6h 23m€115–237Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Santorini (JTR)plane GVA - JTR
8h 30m€125–327Fly from Marseille Provence Airport
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Santorini (JTR)plane MRS - JTR
6h 26m€101–270
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Fira is to fly which costs €60 - €250 and takes 9h 58m.
The fastest way to get from France to Fira is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs €110 - €240.
The distance between France and Fira is 2017 km.
The best way to get from France to Fira without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 2 days 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from France to Fira, including transfers.
Fira is 1h ahead of France. It is currently 9:24 AM in France and 10:24 AM in Fira.
There are 2247+ hotels available in Fira.
What companies run services between France and Fira, Greece?
Transavia France, Volotea, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Santorini (JTR) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Monaco to Santorini via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €66
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Astiggos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €92–95
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 4284000
- info@fastferries.com.gr
- Website
- fastferries.com.gr
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 26d 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €48
- Website
- https://fastferries.com.gr/en/
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