There are 3 ways to get from Van to Santorini caldera by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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 Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Santorini (JTR)VAN - JTR
8h 10m€144–604Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Van bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Take the ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Thira Santorini PortBsf
44h 16m€150–191Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Van bus station to Tatvan bus station
- Take the train from Tatvan to Kayaş
- Take the bus from Kayaş Çalışkan to Marmaris bus station
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Thira Santorini PortBsf
2d 8h€158–213
Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Van to Santorini caldera is to bus and ferry which costs €150 - €200 and takes 44h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Van to Santorini caldera is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs €140 - €650.
The distance between Van and Santorini caldera is 1597 km.
The best way to get from Van to Santorini caldera without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 44h 16m and costs €150 - €200.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Van to Santorini caldera, including transfers.
There are 2065+ hotels available in Santorini caldera.
What companies run services between Van, Turkey and Santorini caldera, Greece?
SunExpress, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Santorini (JTR) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Santorini via Izmir, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Santorini via Cukurova, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Santorini via Antalya, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Santorini via Ankara, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Santorini via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Tatvan to Kayaş
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Van bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Van bus station to Tatvan bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Kayaş Çalışkan to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 252 612 99 19
- info@skymarineferries.com.tr
- Website
- skymarineferries.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.skymarineferries.com.tr/en
Ferry from Rhodes to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- seadreams.gr
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
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