Santorini Cyclades: Useful Information

By Air
From Athens' Spata (EV) International Airport's Domestic Terminal 3 times Daily to Santorini
From Santorini 5 times a week from & to Mykonos
From Rhodes Thessaloniki & Carpathos 3 times a week
Twice weekly to Helakion, Crete.
More in high season
By Ferry
From Piraeus 5 daily (11 hrs) via Ios, Paros, Naxos and Mykonos
From Santorini to Piraeus: Usually one in the morning and one in the afternoon weather permitting
2 to 3 times a week to Heraklion, Crete, Kassos, Carpathos, Chalki, Rhodes, Skiathos and Thessaloniki
Athinios port is a good half hour by bus away from the town of Santorini and pretty miserable
TIP:Some of these Ferry Boats arrive in the wee hours of the morning! Plan accordingly! Either have some really good cognac and a sleeping bag with you or the hotel driver waiting or all 3! The recently built dock area is a miserable place away from the town... there may be a bus at 3 am & there may not.
To Santorini's Port of Athinios from Rafina by Hydrofoil & Catamaran Daily in summer (5hrs)
TIP: Flying Dolphins and Catamarans are less stable platforms and more likely to be kept in port during high winds than ferries! Cats are the more stable of the two. Both cost more than a typical ferry but are faster

Regular Bus service, but often crowded, to all major villages. The one good thing about not having a cliff-side caldera-view accommodation is being nearer the bus station
Fira to: Messaria, Kamari. Every 15 minutes in summer. 20 min.
Fira to: Messaria, Pyrgos, Megalohori, Emporio, Perissa. Every 25 minutes in summer.
Fira to: Messaria, Monlithos. Every 60 minutes in summer.
Fira to: Oia. Every 30 minutes in summer. 30 min.
Fira to: Port of Athinio an hour before boat departure or more
Fira to Acrotiri: every hour, 9 am - 8 pm
Fira to the Airport: 30 min., 7 am then every 2 hrs
Fira to Ancient Thira: Bus to Pyrgos, (2nd above) then 1 hr walk. Acrotiri is preferred!

Cultural Center Thira; library & exhibitions
Maritime Museum, Oia; nautical history of Santorini
Historical and Cultural Museum, Thira, Folklore memorabilia.
Mountain Top Profitis Illias Museum, 566m, exhibits; handicrafts, shoemaking, printing, candle making, wine making.
The Thira Foundation Conference Center
Cave House Private Folklore Museum, Tel: 22792, 6-8, fee.
Archeological Museum near cable cars, Tel: 22217, Tu-Sun 8:30-3, fee.
Megaron Gyzi Museum daily, Tel: 22244, 10:30-1:30 / 5-8, fee

August 15th: 4 day Festival of Panaghia Episkopi, Music concerts on Kamari beach, wine tasting's, food!
Mid August in Fira town: Ifestia Festival, 2 - 3 days, fireworks, traditional dancing & costumes, music, food, etc.
Early September: International Music Festival, world renown musicians perform at the conference center of Nomikos in Fira Town

Santorini Cyclades Useful Information