There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Fira by bus, plane, car ferry, car, subway, train, busferry, 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.
Bus to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, fly to Santorini
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Santorini (JTR)plane AXD - JTR
11h 22m€85–263Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Pireausbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
23h 57m€175–193Bus, car ferry via Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Pireausbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
27d 5h€134–151Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port of Rafinacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Rafina to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
17h 47mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Santorini
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Santorini (JTR)plane SAW - JTR
8h 31m€141–253Fly Istanbul to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane IST - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
12h 44m€141–260Metro to Istanbul, fly to Santorini
- Take the train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepetrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Santorini (JTR)plane IST - JTR
5h 17mBus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
30h 4m€211–266Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Stara Zagora OMV Gas Stationbus
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portferry Bsf
34h 17m€123–166
Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Fira is to bus and car ferry via Istanbul Esenler Otogari which costs €130 - €160 and takes 27 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Fira is to fly which takes 8h 31m and costs €140 - €260.
The distance between Istanbul and Fira is 880 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Fira without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 23h 57m and costs €170 - €200.
It takes approximately 11h 22m to get from Istanbul to Fira, including transfers.
Fira is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 6:39 PM in Istanbul and 5:39 PM in Fira.
There are 2298+ hotels available in Fira.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Fira, Greece?
Pegasus Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Santorini (JTR) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Santorini via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Santorini via Heraklion, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Santorini via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Santorini via Izmir, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Istanbul to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Santorini via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Istanbul to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Santorini via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Santorini via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepe
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Pireaus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €42
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Stara Zagora OMV Gas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–26
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Stara Zagora OMV Gas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- +30 212 222 4000
- booking@goldenstarferries.gr
- Website
- goldenstarferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://goldenstarferries.gr/en
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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