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Prices are whole-party totals; group fares are included. Ride times are recorded journey durations — no waiting or onward travel has been added — and road times vary with traffic. Confirm prices and availability with the operator. Going the other way? Fira to Santorini Airport: where each one boards and when the first one runs
How do I get from Santorini airport to Fira city center?
For one traveler the KTEL bus to Fira at €2.20, 10 min, is both the cheapest way in and the fastest. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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Hire a car for Oia, which takes a change of bus in Fira, or for the beaches and villages that no bus from the airport serves. You already reach Fira on the KTEL bus in 10 minutes, about hourly from 06:10 to 22:10. Discover Cars shows the full price before you book.
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Arriving late?
Not everything runs around the clock: the KTEL bus to Fira runs 06:10–22:10. Outside those hours, the Welcome Pickups transfer to Fira is what remains. Set the hour you leave arrivals and the board keeps only what is running.
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Going somewhere specific?
"The center" is not one place, and the answer changes
What is the best way from Santorini airport to Fira city center?
For one traveler, the KTEL bus to Fira at €2.20, 10 min. The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker. The same holds for a group of up to eight. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
What is the cheapest way from Santorini airport to Fira city center?
For one traveler, the KTEL bus to Fira at €2.20. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
How do I get from Santorini airport to Fira city center by bus?
One bus reaches Fira: the KTEL bus to Fira, €2.20 for one traveler, 10 min, to Fira bus station (KTEL). For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Fira by any means. See every option by bus
How do I get from Santorini airport to Fira city center by taxi?
One taxi reaches Fira: the Welcome Pickups transfer to Fira, €32 for one traveler, 10 min, to any address. It is not the cheapest way in: the KTEL bus to Fira at €2.20 is. See every option by taxi
How long does it take to get from Santorini airport to Fira city center?
KTEL bus to Fira: 10 min. Welcome Pickups transfer to Fira: 10 min
How far is Santorini airport from the city center?
Santorini Airport does not publish a distance to the city. By time: the fastest way in, the KTEL bus to Fira, takes 10 min.
Where do I catch the KTEL bus to Fira at Santorini airport?
The KTEL stop in front of the departures building. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Fira bus station (KTEL).
Is there a train from Santorini airport to Fira at night?
The KTEL bus to Fira runs 06:10–22:10. Outside those hours the Welcome Pickups transfer to Fira is what remains; it is €32 for the vehicle. 06:10, 07:25, 08:40 and 09:25, then hourly at ten past until 22:10. Nothing runs between 22:10 and 06:10.
Does the Welcome Pickups transfer to Oia go to Fira, the island’s capital on the caldera?
This goes to Oia at the north tip of the island, not to Fira: the driver takes you to any address there.
Does the Welcome Pickups transfer to Athinios port go to Fira, the island’s capital on the caldera?
This goes down to the ferry port at Athinios, south of Fira, not into Fira.
Worth knowing
The KTEL bus leaves for Fira at 06:10, 07:25, 08:40 and 09:25, then hourly at ten past until 22:10. The fare is EUR 2.20, paid to the conductor on board.
No bus runs from the airport between 22:10 and 06:10. Late arrivals need the taxi rank in front of the departures building, or a transfer booked ahead.
No fixed taxi fare is published for this airport, so no taxi price appears here.
For Oia, take the bus to Fira and change: EUR 2.20 for each bus. Buses leave Fira for Oia about every half hour from 09:30 to 20:30, the last at 21:15.
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