There are 4 ways to get from Santorini caldera to Kefalonia (Island) by plane, car ferry, train, bus, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)JTR - EFL
4h€90–270Car ferry, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the busferry from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Sami
16h 44m€78–124Car ferry, train, bus, bus and ferry via Páros
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeus
- Take the train from Piraeus to KiatoRe
- Take the bus from Kiato to PatraC4e / ...
- Take the busferry from Patra Harbor to Sami
14h 5m€169–225Car ferry, train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the train from Piraeus to KiatoRe
- Take the bus from Kiato to PatraC4e / ...
- Take the busferry from Patra to Argostoli
14h 35m€122–178
Santorini (JTR) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santorini caldera to Kefalonia (Island) is to car ferry and bus and ferry which costs €75 - €130 and takes 16h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Santorini caldera to Kefalonia (Island) is to fly which takes 4h and costs €90 - €270.
The distance between Santorini caldera and Kefalonia (Island) is 479 km.
The best way to get from Santorini caldera to Kefalonia (Island) without a car is to car ferry and train and bus and bus and ferry via Páros which takes 14h 5m and costs €160 - €230.
It takes approximately 4h to fly from Santorini (JTR) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Santorini Airport to Kefalonia Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 4h and has one stopover.
Sky Express and Aegean Airlines offer flights from Santorini Airport to Kefalonia Airport Airport.
There are 1949+ hotels available in Kefalonia (Island).
What companies run services between Santorini caldera, Greece and Kefalonia (Island), Greece?
Sky Express and Aegean Airlines fly from Santorini (JTR) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL) 6 times a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Santorini to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Santorini to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Piraeus to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Kiato to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- info@ktelkefalonias.gr
- Website
- ktelkefalonias.gr
Busferry from Patra Harbor to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
Busferry from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
Busferry from Patra to Argostoli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–60
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 212 222 4000
- booking@goldenstarferries.gr
- Website
- goldenstarferries.gr
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €52–53
- Website
- https://goldenstarferries.gr/en
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