How do I get from Heraklion airport to Santorini?

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

City bus and Seajets ferry to Santorini: from €101 for one traveler, 141 min. It leaves you at Athinios port, Santorini, by Seajets from Heraklion. The city bus is EUR 1.30 and Seajets' ferry EUR 99.70 in October, two tickets, EUR 101.00 in all. The one boat a day leaves Heraklion at 08:00 and lands at Athinios port below Fira, with the last boat back at 15:45; Seajets' timetable is open only to 2 November 2026.

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1 way to Santorini

For Heraklion generally we recommend the City bus 6 or 12; for Santorini the answer changes.

Recommended

The lowest listed price, sold from €101. Nothing listed is quicker.

City bus and Seajets ferry to Santorini

612Seajets · Astiko KTEL Irakliou and Seajets

141 min rideAt your booked time

The city-bus terminus at the airportAthinios port

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from €101total for 1 adultfrom €101 eachBuy ticket2 places to buy

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. The city-bus terminus at the airport, the stop named Aerodromio

Two tickets: EUR 1.30 on the city bus, bought before boarding, and Seajets' high-speed ferry at EUR 99.70 one way, the price its booking page showed on every date from 7 October to 2 November 2026. Summer fares are not published yet. Neither ticket covers the other.

Luggage. Seajets lets a passenger carry hand luggage up to 50 kg or one cubic metre.

Price for every party size · Fare source

The city bus is EUR 1.30 and Seajets' ferry EUR 99.70 in October, two tickets, EUR 101.00 in all. The one boat a day leaves Heraklion at 08:00 and lands at Athinios port below Fira, with the last boat back at 15:45; Seajets' timetable is open only to 2 November 2026.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Nikos Kazantzakis into Heraklion

Your destination

Straight there.

The island of the caldera, an hour and 40 minutes by high-speed ferry from Heraklion.

Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis

Follow the signs

The city-bus terminus at the airport

City bus and Seajets ferry to Santorini · 141 min

Santorini

City bus and Seajets ferry to Santorini serves Santorini. City bus 6 or 12 does not.

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

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the City bus and Seajets ferry to Santorini needs you out of arrivals by 07:00 for the last boat, at 08:00. 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 city-bus terminus at the airport. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose City bus and Seajets ferry to Santorini

Booked ahead, so confirm the pickup point.

Arrive at Santorini

141 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

Walking to your stay?

Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the City bus 6 or 12 stop at Santorini?

No. It runs to Eleftherias Square.

What if my flight arrives late?

Is Santorini in Heraklion?