KTEL bus to Hersonissos and MaliaorCity bus and Seajets ferry to Santorini?
The short answer
For one traveler the KTEL bus to Hersonissos and Malia is cheaper by up to €97.10. The City bus and Seajets ferry to Santorini fare is sold "from" a price rather than at it, so this comparison holds only at the advertised prices and the real answer can change with the day you travel.
The KTEL bus to Hersonissos and Malia is quicker: 38 min against 2 h 21.
KTEL bus to Hersonissos and Malia: 06:00–00:00. City bus and Seajets ferry to Santorini: hours not recorded.
Priced against each other
Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
Travelers
KTEL bus to Hersonissos and Malia
City bus and Seajets ferry to Santorini
Difference
1
€3.90
from €101
up to €97.10
2
€7.80
from €202
up to €194.20
3
€11.70
from €303
up to €291.30
4
€15.60
from €404
up to €388.40
5
€19.50
from €505
up to €485.50
6
€23.40
from €606
up to €582.60
7
€27.30
from €707
up to €679.70
8
€31.20
from €808
up to €776.80
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
KTEL · KTEL Heraklion-LasithiKTEL bus to Hersonissos and Malia
From
The KTEL bus stop at the airport, for buses coming from Heraklion towards Hersonissos and Malia
To
Hersonissos, the KTEL stop on the national road above the town; the buses go on to Malia
Luggage
Large bags go in the hold under the bus.
Runs
06:00–00:00
Journey
38 min
Make sure the bus is going east, towards Hersonissos, Malia or Agios Nikolaos: buses the other way go into Heraklion.
The last bus of the night leaves Heraklion at midnight; after it, nothing runs to the resorts until 06:00.
6/12→Seajets · Astiko KTEL Irakliou and SeajetsCity bus and Seajets ferry to Santorini
From
The city-bus terminus at the airport, the stop named Aerodromio
To
Athinios port, Santorini, by Seajets from Heraklion
Luggage
Seajets lets a passenger carry hand luggage up to 50 kg or one cubic metre.
Journey
141 min
Seajets runs one boat a day to Santorini, at 08:00, and asks you to be at the quay half an hour before. Take a city bus that leaves the airport by about 07:00; the first leave at 05:50.
The boat lands at Athinios, the port below Fira, not in Fira itself; the island's buses and taxis meet it there.
Seajets' timetable is open only to 2 November 2026; check its site for a later date. High-speed ferries can be cancelled in strong wind.
The city bus stops at the Central Station stop, a short walk from Seajets' quay along the harbour front. The ferry leaves from the quay marked for the Worldchampion Jet and Champions League Jet.
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