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Local
Santorini
transportation
There
is
only
one
mode
of
public
transportation
in
Santorini,
the
local
bus
system,
but
it
is
an
efficient
mode
of
public
transportation.
It
does
not
take
long
for
most
visitors
to
learn
the
public
bus
system
and
to
feel
comfortable
using
it,
making
other
modes
of
transportation
mostly
unnecessary
during
a
Santorini
vacation.
It
should
be
noted,
however,
that
busses
stop
running
at
midnight
every
night
of
the
week,
so
any
visitors
who
are
planning
to
be
out
and
about
between
then
and
when
they
start
running
again
at
five
in
the
morning
will
need
to
plan
accordingly.
The
only
time
that
this
may
not
be
true
is
during
the
weekends
in
the
busiest
summer
months.
Traveler
should
check
bus
schedules
upon
arrival
in
Santorini
for
the
most
updated
information.
The
main
bus
station
is
located
in
Fira
near
the
main
square.
It
should
be
noted
that
there
are
no
busses
which
run
directly
from
one
side
of
Santorini
to
the
other
so
visitors
who
expect
to
travel
to
both
sides
of
Santorini
will
likely
become
very
familiar
with
the
main
bus
station
which
is
where
major
bus
transfers
will
occur.
There
are
seven
main
bus
routes
used
by
tourists.
Air
and
Ferry
Travel
to
Santorini
Island
Greece
AIRLINES
When
flying
from
International
airports,
 Santorini
can
be
reached
via
the
Athens
(Eleftherios
Venizelos)
airport.
The
flight
duration
is
40
minutes.
During
the
summer
months
there
are
direct
charter
flights
to
Santorini
from
several
European
cities.
Contact
us
to
book
your
air
tickets
in
Greece
Olympic
Airways
www.olympic-airways.gr
offers
flights
to
Santorini
from
Athens,
Heraklion
Crete,
Mykonos,
Rhodes
and
Thessaloniki.
For
the
schedules
and
further
information
contact
the
Olympic
Airways
office
in
Fira,
Tel.+30
22860
22493
or
+30
22860
22793,
or
the
Olympic
Airways
office
at
the
airport,
Tel.+30
22860
31525,+30
22860
31666
or
801-11-44444.
Aegean
Airlines
www.aegeanair.com
offers
flights
to
Santorini
from
Athens,
Mykonos
and
Thessaloniki
(daily).
For
further
information
contact
Tel.+30
22860
28500
and
801-11-20000.
FERRIES
&
CATAMARANS
Ferry
boats
and
catamarans
leave
daily
from
the
port
of
Pireas(Athens)
in
the
morning
and
afternoon.
The
journey
lasts
approximately
7
hours(ferry)
or 4
hours(catamaran).
From
Rafina,
hydrofoils
leave
once
a
day,
and
the
journey
lasts
approximately
5
hours.
From
Heraklion
(Crete):
Several
schedules
per
week
From
Thessaloniki:
Several
schedules
per
week
From
Mykonos,
Paros,
Naxos:
Several
daily
schedules
Contact
us
to
book
your
ferry
tickets
and
hotel
in
Greece
For
more
information
on
ferry
schedules
please
visit
the
related
sites:
www.dolphins.gr
BLUE
STAR
FERRIES
www.mfd.gr
BUS
SERVICES
Frequent
bus
services
are
available
for
throughout
the
island
connecting
the
villages
of
Santorini
with
Fira.
Bus
service
available
includes:
Fira
to
Karterados-Messaria-Kamari.
Available
every
15
min.
in
the
high
season,
every
30
min.
in
the
low.
Fira
to
Messaria-Pyrgos-Megalohori-Emporio-Perissa.
Available
every
60
min.
in
the
high
season,
every
25
min.
in
the
low.
Fira
to
Messaria-Monolithos.
Available
every
60
min.
Fira
to
Oia.
Available
every
30
min.
in
the
high
season,
every
60
min.
in
the
low.
Fira
to
Karterados-Messaria-port.
Kamari
to
the
port.
Perissa
to
Megalohori-port.
There
is
always
a
bus
available
50-60
min.
before
the
ship's
departure.
The
bus
leaves
from
the
port
after
the
ship's
departure.
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