There are 5 ways to get from Istanbul to Santorini Airport (JTR) by bus, plane, car ferry, or car
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 Istanbul, fly
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Santorini (JTR)IST - JTR
4h 35m€83–274Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Pireaus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Thira Santorini Port
23h 58m€230–287Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port of Rafina
- Take the car ferry from Port of Rafina to Thira Santorini Port
17h 27mBus to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, fly
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station
- Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Santorini (JTR)AXD - JTR
10h 22m€119–230Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Santorini (JTR)SAW - JTR
7h 23m€150–200
Istanbul (IST) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Santorini Airport (JTR) is to bus and fly which costs €80 - €280 and takes 4h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Santorini Airport (JTR) is to bus and fly which takes 4h 35m and costs €80 - €280.
The distance between Istanbul and Santorini Airport (JTR) is 655 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Santorini Airport (JTR) without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 23h 58m and costs €230 - €290.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Istanbul to Santorini Airport (JTR), including transfers.
Santorini Airport (JTR) is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 4:17 PM in Istanbul and 3:17 PM in Santorini Airport (JTR).
There are 2193+ hotels available in Santorini Airport (JTR).
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Santorini Airport (JTR), Greece?
Pegasus Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Santorini (JTR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Istanbul to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Santorini via Izmir, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Santorini via Sofia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Istanbul to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Santorini via Sofia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Santorini via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- 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 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
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 212 222 4000
- booking@goldenstarferries.gr
- Website
- goldenstarferries.gr
Car ferry from Paros to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €52–53
- Website
- https://goldenstarferries.gr/en
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://goldenstarferries.gr/en
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