There are 5 ways to get from Santa Monica to Santorini caldera by plane, car ferry, train, or subway
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Santorini
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Santorini (JTR)LAX - JTR
18h 6m€341–653Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, car ferry
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)LAX - HER
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
21h 47m€449–758Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Mykonos, car ferry
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Mykonos (JMK)LAX - JMK
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Thira Santorini Port
23h 46m€358–955Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Santorini
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Santorini (JTR)SAN - JTR
22h 22m€391–1,437Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LAX - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
25h 19m€350–812
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Monica to Santorini caldera is to fly which costs €340 - €700 and takes 18h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Monica to Santorini caldera is to fly which takes 18h 6m and costs €340 - €700.
The distance between Santa Monica and Santorini caldera is 11362 km.
It takes approximately 18h 6m to get from Santa Monica to Santorini caldera, including transfers.
There are 2076+ hotels available in Santorini caldera.
What companies run services between Santa Monica, CA, USA and Santorini caldera, Greece?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and four other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Santorini (JTR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santorini via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santorini via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mykonos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Santorini via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–430
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–430
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mykonos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mykonos via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €390–440
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mykonos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mykonos via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Santorini via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–33
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €92–93
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Mykonos to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 212 222 4000
- booking@goldenstarferries.gr
- Website
- goldenstarferries.gr
Car ferry from Mykonos to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €82–83
- Website
- https://goldenstarferries.gr/en
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