There are 5 ways to get from Turkey to Santorini caldera by bus, plane, car ferry, car, shuttle, 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.
Bus to Istanbul, fly
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Santorini (JTR)IST - JTR
4h 50m€83–266Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athens
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
22h 49m€182–268Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port of Rafina
- Take the car ferry from Port of Rafina to Thira Santorini Port
17h 20mFly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Santorini (JTR)ADB - JTR
5h 1m€101–261Shuttle, ferry to Chios Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Izmir Airport to Cesme
- Take the ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Fly from Chios Airport (JKH) to Santorini (JTR)JKH - JTR
8h 9m€135–281
Istanbul (IST) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Santorini caldera is to bus and fly which costs €80 - €270 and takes 4h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Santorini caldera is to bus and fly which takes 4h 50m and costs €80 - €270.
The distance between Turkey and Santorini caldera is 651 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Santorini caldera without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 22h 49m and costs €180 - €270.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Turkey to Santorini caldera, including transfers.
There are 2097+ hotels available in Santorini caldera.
What companies run services between Turkey and Santorini caldera, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and Turkish Airlines fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Santorini (JTR) once daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- 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 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Santorini via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Chios Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Istanbul to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Chios Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- havas.net
Shuttle from Izmir Airport to Cesme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–9
- Schedules at
- havas.net
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- 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 Port of Rafina to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://goldenstarferries.gr/en
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Schedules at
- bodrumexpresslines.com
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- info@turkishsealines.com.tr
- Website
- turkishsealines.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Website
- https://www.turkishsealines.com.tr/
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