How do I get from Athens airport to Santorini?

Q: How do I get from Athens airport to Santorini?

Metro M3 and Blue Star ferry to Santorini: from €68 for one traveler, 8 h 23 min to 9 h 48 min. It leaves you at Athinios port, Santorini. The metro to Piraeus is EUR 9.00 and Blue Star's economy seat starts at EUR 59.00 in October, EUR 68.00 for the two tickets. The boat takes 6 to 8 hours and lands at Athinios port, below Fira and not in it. The direct sailing leaves Gate E1, the slower one Gate E7; the Piraeus page covers a taxi to the port.

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1 way to Santorini

For Athens generally we recommend the X95 express bus; for Santorini the answer changes.

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Metro M3 and Blue Star ferry to Santorini

M3Blue Star · STASY and Blue Star Ferries

8 h 23 min to 9 h 48 min rideAt your booked time07:25–15:00, Daily

The metro station at the airportAthinios port

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Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. The metro station at the airport

Two tickets: EUR 9.00 on the airport metro to Piraeus, and from EUR 59.00 for an economy deck seat on Blue Star Ferries, one way, as sold for October 2026. Summer fares can differ, and neither ticket covers the other.

Hours. Blue Star sails to Santorini daily; these are its October sailings. The 15:00 is direct from Gate E1, the 07:25 calls at two ports on the way from Gate E7. Report at the gate an hour before: the first airport metro reaches Piraeus about 07:13, too late for the 07:25, and for the 15:00 leave the airport by about 12:30.

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The metro to Piraeus is EUR 9.00 and Blue Star's economy seat starts at EUR 59.00 in October, EUR 68.00 for the two tickets. The boat takes 6 to 8 hours and lands at Athinios port, below Fira and not in it. The direct sailing leaves Gate E1, the slower one Gate E7; the Piraeus page covers a taxi to the port.

Whether the regulated taxi flat fare covers this address is not recorded here. Agree the fare before you set off. Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Eleftherios Venizelos into Athens

Your destination

Straight there.

The caldera island by boat from Piraeus: the metro, then a Blue Star ferry that lands at Athinios port, below Fira.

Athens Eleftherios Venizelos

Follow the signs

The metro station at the airport

Metro M3 and Blue Star ferry to Santorini · 8 h 23 min to 9 h 48 min

Santorini

Metro M3 and Blue Star ferry to Santorini serves Santorini. Metro Line 3 does not.

Santorini has its own airport. Santorini airport to Fira city center

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Metro M3 and Blue Star ferry to Santorini needs you out of arrivals by 12:30 for the last boat, at 15:00. Leave arrivals later and the next boat is on a later day. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Santorini

Find the stop

The metro station at the airport. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Metro M3 and Blue Star ferry to Santorini

Booked ahead, so confirm the pickup point.

Arrive at Santorini

8 h 23 min to 9 h 48 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

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Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the Metro Line 3 stop at Santorini?

No. It runs to Syntagma.

Does the X95 express bus stop at Santorini?

No. It runs to Syntagma Square.

What if my flight arrives late?

Is Santorini in Athens?