There are 6 ways to get from Zermatt to Santorini Island by train, plane, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Visp to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Santorini (JTR)GVA - JTR
9h 9m€157–330Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Santorini (JTR)MXP - JTR
9h 22m€119–334Train, bus, car ferry via Tirana
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to StrasbourgTer
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
43h 13mTrain, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Visp to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santorini (JTR)ZRH - JTR
8h 57m€192–420Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig BahnhofplatzGex / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Blagoevgrad
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Piraeus Port Astiggos
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
47h 55m€215–313Train, bus, car ferry #2
- Take the train from Visp to BernIc8 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
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Zermatt to Santorini Island by train, bus, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zermatt to Santorini Island is to train and fly which costs €110 - €340 and takes 9h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Zermatt to Santorini Island is to train and fly which takes 8h 57m and costs €190 - €420.
The distance between Zermatt and Santorini Island is 2181 km.
The best way to get from Zermatt to Santorini Island without a car is to train and bus and car ferry via Tirana which takes 43h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Zermatt to Santorini Island, including transfers.
Santorini Island is 1h ahead of Zermatt. It is currently 6:15 PM in Zermatt and 7:15 PM in Santorini Island.
There are 2139+ hotels available in Santorini Island.
What companies run services between Zermatt, Switzerland and Santorini Island, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Zermatt to Santorini Island. However, you can take the train to Visp, take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, then fly to Santorini (JTR). Alternatively, you can take a train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Thira Santorini Port via Visp, Basel SBB, Basel SBB, Strasbourg, Strasbourg, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 43h 13m.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santorini via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Visp to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- Website
- matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
Train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- Schedules at
- Swiss Railways
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- info@glacierexpress.ch
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Piraeus Port Astiggos
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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/
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