There are 4 ways to get from Santorini caldera to Nerja by plane, bus, car ferry, busferry, train, 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.
Fly to Málaga Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Málaga Airport (AGP)JTR - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
7h 17m€131–290Car ferry, bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
2d 8hCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Nerja
44h 57m€766–1,187Fly to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, drive
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)JTR - GRX
- Drive from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Nerja
9h 30m€143–285
Santorini (JTR) to Málaga Airport (AGP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santorini caldera to Nerja is to fly and drive which costs €140 - €290 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Santorini caldera to Nerja is to fly and bus which takes 7h 17m and costs €130 - €290.
The distance between Santorini caldera and Nerja is 2736 km.
The best way to get from Santorini caldera to Nerja without a car is to car ferry and bus and ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Santorini caldera to Nerja, including transfers.
There are 5768+ hotels available in Nerja.
What companies run services between Santorini caldera, Greece and Nerja, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Santorini caldera to Nerja. However, you can fly to Málaga Airport (AGP), walk to Málaga-Aeropuerto, take the train to Málaga M.z. Cercanías, walk to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga, take the bus to Maro Empalme, then take the taxi to Nerja. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Santorini caldera to Nerja via Thira Santorini Port, Heraklion Port, Heraklion Port, Tirana, Tirana, Montpellier, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Malaga Maria Zambrano, Estación de Autobuses de Málaga, and Maro Empalme in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santorini to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Santorini to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Santorini to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santorini to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Santorini to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santorini to Málaga Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santorini to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- albtrans.net
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.autobus.al/en/operator/alb___trans_sh.p.k-22
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €92–93
- Website
- https://www.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/
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