There are 7 ways to get from Santorini caldera to Lefkáda by car ferry, car, bus, train, plane, 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.
Car ferry, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Lefkáda
8h 58m€126–182Fly to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)JTR - CFU
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Paxos
- Take the ferry from Port of Paxos to Lefkáda
11h 45m€111–244Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkáda
12h 30m€144–184Car ferry, train, bus
- 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 bus from Patras to Lefkáda
14h 5m€183–228Fly to Preveza Airport
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Preveza Airport (PVK)JTR - PVK
17h 15m€179–382Fly to Kefalonia Airport, ferry
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)JTR - EFL
- Take the ferry from Sami to Lefkáda
8h 26m€145–313Fly to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)JTR - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Preveza
8h 24m€116–296
Santorini (JTR) to Preveza Airport (PVK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santorini caldera to Lefkáda is to car ferry and drive which costs €120 - €190 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Santorini caldera to Lefkáda is to fly and bus which takes 8h 24m and costs €110 - €300.
The distance between Santorini caldera and Lefkáda is 734 km.
The best way to get from Santorini caldera to Lefkáda without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 12h 30m and costs €140 - €190.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Santorini caldera to Lefkáda, including transfers.
There are 1983+ hotels available in Lefkáda.
What companies run services between Santorini caldera, Greece and Lefkáda, Ionian Islands, Greece?
Ulendo Airlink, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Santorini (JTR) to Preveza Airport (PVK) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Santorini to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Santorini to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Santorini to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Santorini to Preveza Airport via Athens, Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Santorini to Preveza Airport via Athens, Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Santorini to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Santorini to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santorini to Preveza Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Santorini to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- 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
- +3026450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
Bus from Patras to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- 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
- +3026820 22213
- ktelprevezasonline@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelprevezas.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://ktelprevezas.gr/en/index.html
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–61
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- 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
- Website
- https://goldenstarferries.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 2645024609
- info@lefkastraveller.gr
- Website
- lefkadapalace.com
Ferry from Sami to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- https://lefkadapalace.com/
- Schedules at
- https://lefkadapalace.com/ferry-routes-schedule/
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Paxos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://lefkadapalace.com/
- Schedules at
- https://lefkadapalace.com/ferry-routes-schedule/
Ferry from Port of Paxos to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://lefkadapalace.com/
- Schedules at
- https://lefkadapalace.com/ferry-routes-schedule/
- Phone
- +3026610 80444
- paxosilida@yahoo.com
- Website
- joycruises.gr
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Paxos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35
- Website
- https://joycruises.gr/
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