How to get around Santorini comes down to five choices: the public bus from Fira, the island’s few taxis, a private transfer or driver, a hire car or quad, and your own feet on the caldera path. Most visitors combine two or three. This guide compares every one of them with real distances, costs, licence rules and the traffic traps nobody warns you about. Santorini Tours is a local operator running private tours and transfers on the island.
Fira bus station. Photo: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
How to Get Around Santorini: The Short Answer
The public bus is the cheapest way to get around Santorini, a private driver is the easiest, a hire car gives the most freedom, and your own feet are the best way to see the caldera villages. Most visitors end up using two or three of these in the same week. Taxis exist but are too few to plan around.
Every bus route starts and ends in Fira, so a bus trip between two villages that are not Fira usually means changing there. Fares are a few euros, paid in cash on board. A private transfer costs more but is priced per vehicle, so for three or four people it is often close to a taxi and far more reliable.
A car is worth it if you want the wineries, the south coast beaches, the lighthouse and Ancient Thira in the same few days. It is a burden in Oia and Fira, where parking is the real problem, not the driving. Quads and scooters are popular and fun, and they are also how most visitors get hurt here.
If you only remember one rule: decide how you will get around Santorini before you choose where to stay. A cliff hotel in Oia, a beach studio in Perissa and a villa in Megalochori are three very different transport problems.
How Santorini Is Laid Out, and Why It Decides Everything
Santorini is a crescent about eighteen kilometres from tip to tip, the eastern half of a volcano whose centre collapsed into the sea. The western edge is a cliff, the caldera rim, three hundred metres high in places. The eastern side slopes gently down to long black sand beaches. One main road runs the length of the island, with branches down to the beaches and up to the villages.
That shape explains every transport decision on the island.
The caldera villages sit on the rim. Fira, Firostefani, Imerovigli and Oia are strung along the cliff top and joined by a footpath. Their centres are pedestrian. Cars stop at the edge.
Fira is the hub. The capital is where the bus station is, where the taxi rank is, where the cable car drops to the old port, and where most of the island’s traffic passes through at some point in the day.
The beaches are on the other side. Kamari, Perissa and Perivolos face east and south, twenty to thirty minutes from the rim. Nothing about them is walkable from Fira.
The inland villages and the south are spread out. Pyrgos, Megalochori, Emporio, the wineries, the Akrotiri excavation and the lighthouse are reachable by bus only in a limited way. This is the part of the island where a car or a driver changes what you can see.
The airport and the ferry port are on the east and the south-west. The airport sits on the flat eastern plain near Kamari. The main ferry port, Athinios, is at the bottom of the caldera cliff, reached by a road of tight hairpins.
Santorini Distances and Driving Times
The distances are short. The times are longer than the distances suggest, because the roads are narrow, they climb and they jam at predictable hours. These are typical driving times outside the sunset rush.
| From | To | Distance | Driving time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fira | Oia | about 11 km | 20 to 25 minutes |
| Fira | Imerovigli | about 3 km | 5 to 10 minutes |
| Fira | Airport | about 6 km | 10 to 15 minutes |
| Fira | Athinios port | about 9 km | 20 minutes, more when a ferry is in |
| Fira | Kamari | about 9 km | 15 minutes |
| Fira | Perissa | about 15 km | 25 minutes |
| Fira | Pyrgos | about 7 km | 12 minutes |
| Fira | Akrotiri excavation | about 13 km | 25 minutes |
| Oia | Airport | about 17 km | 25 to 30 minutes |
| Oia | Athinios port | about 20 km | 35 to 45 minutes |
| Oia | Perissa | about 25 km | 40 to 45 minutes |
Two things are not on any map. Between about an hour before sunset and half an hour after it, the road into Oia fills and then stops. And when a large ferry docks at Athinios, the single road up the cliff carries every coach, taxi and transfer on the island for twenty minutes.
The Public Bus: Cheap, Useful and Built Around Fira
The public bus, run by the local KTEL company, is the backbone of getting around Santorini on a budget. It is the way most backpackers and many families move between the beaches and the capital, and in summer it is busy.
How the network works
Every route radiates from the bus station in Fira, a short walk south of the main square. Buses run out to Oia, to Kamari, to Perissa and Perivolos, to the airport, to Athinios port, to Akrotiri and the Red Beach area, to Vlychada and to Monolithos, with stops in the villages along the way. To go from Oia to Perissa you take the bus into Fira, get off, find the Perissa bus and pay again.
Buses to the port are timed to the ferries rather than to a fixed timetable. Buses to the airport run roughly hourly in season. The busiest routes, Fira to Oia, Kamari and Perissa, run every twenty to thirty minutes in high summer and much less often in winter.
Fares and tickets
Fares are a flat few euros per ride, a little more on the longest routes. You pay cash to the conductor who walks the aisle after the bus sets off. There are no day passes, no return discounts and no cards accepted on board, so carry coins and small notes.
Where the bus works well
Fira to Oia for an afternoon. Fira to the beaches at Kamari and Perissa. The airport to Fira with light luggage. Athinios to Fira on a ferry day, if you are travelling light and are prepared to stand.
Where it does not
The wineries, Ancient Thira, the lighthouse and the inland villages, which are either off the routes or on routes with few departures. Oia at sunset, when the return buses fill with hundreds of people at once and the queue can take an hour. Anything that needs two changes. Late evenings outside the peak months.
Our guide to the Santorini bus has the routes, the fares and the timing tricks in more detail.
Taxis and Ride-Hailing Apps
Santorini has only a few dozen licensed taxis for an island that receives millions of visitors a year. That one fact explains why getting a taxi here is so unlike getting one at home.
How taxis work on the island
The main rank is in Fira, near the bus station. There are informal pick-up points at the airport and the port. You can phone the central taxi number or book through an app, but the app only reaches the same small fleet. Ride-hailing on Santorini means booking a licensed taxi, not calling a private car, so it does not add cars to the road.
In July and August the queue at the Fira rank can be long, the airport rank empties within minutes of a flight landing, and at Athinios the taxis are gone before most passengers are off the ship.
What taxis cost
Fares are metered or fixed by agreement for longer runs, with surcharges for luggage, for night hours and for pick-ups at the port and airport. A ride from the airport to Fira is usually a modest fare, while a ride from the port or the airport to Oia costs considerably more and often more than a private transfer booked in advance for the same car. Agree the price before you get in if there is no meter running.
When a taxi makes sense
Short hops out of season. A ride home after dinner when you have booked one. An emergency. For anything with a fixed time, a ferry, a flight, a dinner reservation in Oia at sunset, do not rely on finding a taxi on the day. Read our taxi guide for fares and how to book one.
Private Transfers and Private Drivers
The road from Fira to Karterados. Photo: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A private transfer is a car or minibus booked in advance, with a driver who meets you by name, takes the luggage and drives you straight to the door of your hotel or as close to it as the road goes. It is how most of our guests arrive.
Why it works here
Because the taxi fleet is small and the bus does not reach most hotel doors, a pre-booked transfer is the only way to know there will be a car waiting when your ferry is two hours late or your flight lands at midnight. We track flights and ferries, so a delay does not lose you the car.
What it costs
Transfers are priced per vehicle, not per person. Our airport and port transfers start from 40 EUR per vehicle, with Oia and Finikia transfers priced separately because of the distance. For a family of four with suitcases, the transfer is often cheaper per head than four bus tickets plus a taxi from Fira.
A driver by the hour or by the day
Beyond transfers, a private driver can be booked for a half day or a full day, and this is effectively what a personalised private tour is: a car, a local driver who knows where to park, and a plan built around what you want to see. For visitors who do not want to drive, it is the only way to see the south, the wineries and a sunset in one day without a car.
All our private transfer options are listed in one place.
Hiring a Car in Santorini
A hire car is the most flexible way to get around Santorini, and the right choice for a lot of visitors. It is also the one that most often disappoints people who did not think about parking.
Licences and age
Drivers from the EU and the UK can drive on their home photocard licence. Many other nationalities need an International Driving Permit alongside their licence, and rental companies and insurers increasingly ask for it. Most companies require drivers to be at least 21 and to have held a licence for a year or more. Bring a credit card in the driver’s name for the deposit.
What it costs
Prices swing with the season. A small car in April or October can be cheap; the same car in August costs several times as much and can sell out. Book early for July and August and check what the insurance excess is, because the scratches from stone walls and tight village lanes are common.
The roads
The main road is good. The roads off it are narrow, often without a verge, lined with stone walls and shared with buses, quads and delivery trucks. The hairpins down to Athinios and up from the beaches are steep but well surfaced. Driving at night is easy outside the villages, though lighting is limited.
Parking is the real problem
Oia and Fira are pedestrian in their centres. Both have municipal car parks on the edges, and both fill in summer, Oia completely in the two hours before sunset. Imerovigli and Firostefani have very little parking. The beaches, Pyrgos, Megalochori, the wineries and the archaeological sites are easy.
If you hire a car, plan to park it and walk into the caldera villages in the morning, and to use it for everything else. Our car hire guide covers costs and insurance, and driving in Santorini covers the roads, the rules and where to park.
Quads, ATVs, Scooters and Buggies
Rental shops line the road out of Fira and the beach strips at Kamari and Perissa, and on a summer afternoon a large part of the island’s traffic is quads. They are fun, easy to park and cheap compared with a car. They are also the vehicle that fills the island’s health centre every summer.
The licence question
Scooters and motorbikes need the right motorcycle category on your licence for the engine size, and that is checked more strictly than it used to be. The rules for quads are often explained loosely at the counter. Ask exactly what licence the shop requires, check it against your own, and read your travel insurance, because many policies exclude quad and scooter accidents altogether, or exclude them unless you hold a full motorcycle licence. Helmets are compulsory.
The risk
The roads are narrow and shared with buses. Gravel and sand collect on the bends near the beaches. The wind can be strong enough to push a light quad. Many riders have never ridden one before arriving. If you choose a quad, ride it in daylight, stay off the busiest road around sunset and do not drink and ride.
Our ATV and quad guide explains prices, routes and the licence rules in full, and the scooter rental guide does the same for two wheels.
E-Bikes and Cycling
Ordinary cycling on Santorini is hard work. The climbs from the beaches to the rim are steep, the main road is busy and the summer heat is fierce. An e-bike changes that. With a motor taking the hills, the inland villages, the vineyards around Megalochori and the quiet roads in the south become pleasant to explore.
E-bikes are rented by the day or used on guided routes. They suit fit visitors who are comfortable in traffic, in the cooler months or the early morning. They do not suit the road into Oia in the evening. See our e-bike tour guide for routes and the best hours to ride.
Walking Between the Villages
The caldera villages are best explored on foot, and the walk between them is one of the finest things to do on the island. The footpath along the rim runs from Fira through Firostefani and Imerovigli and on to Oia.
The short walks
Fira to Firostefani takes about fifteen minutes. Firostefani to Imerovigli another twenty or so, uphill. These stretches are paved, busy, lined with cafés and easy for almost anyone, apart from the steps.
The long walk
From Imerovigli the path leaves the hotels behind and climbs over the ridge to Oia. The whole Fira to Oia walk is about ten kilometres and takes three to four hours with stops. It is partly paved and partly rough track, exposed, with little shade. Start early in summer, carry water and plan to come back by bus or with a driver.
What you cannot walk
The rim to the beaches, the airport, the port, the south of the island and the wineries. The distances are not huge, but the roads have no pavements and the climbs are long. Read is Santorini walkable for the honest version, our hiking trails guide for nine routes with real distances, and walking tours if you would rather have a guide.
The Cable Car, the Steps and the Donkeys
Below Fira is the old port, where cruise ship tenders and caldera boats land. Three ways connect it to the town at the top of the cliff.
The cable car takes a few minutes and costs around ten euros each way. On cruise days the queue at the top can be long in the late afternoon, when everyone heads back to the ships at once.
The steps are the old way up: a zigzag path of 588 wide steps, known as the karavolades. Walking down takes twenty to thirty minutes; walking up in summer is hard. The steps are shared with the donkeys and are not clean.
The donkeys and mules still carry people up and down. There are now welfare rules, including a weight limit for riders, and many visitors choose not to ride at all after reading about the animals’ working conditions.
See can you skip the cable car, the 588 steps explained and the donkey weight rule for each in detail.
Boats: Water Taxis, Caldera Cruises and Thirasia
Some of the best journeys on Santorini are by water, and a few places are easier to reach by sea than by land.
The beach water taxi. In summer small boats link Kamari and Perissa around the headland of Mesa Vouno, the mountain with Ancient Thira on top. By road the two beaches are a long way round; by boat they are a short hop.
Caldera cruises. Catamarans and traditional boats leave from the old port, Athinios and Ammoudi below Oia, visiting the volcano, the hot springs, Thirasia and the south coast. A cruise is not transport in the strict sense, but it is the only way to see the island from inside the caldera. Compare them in our boat tour guide and catamaran cruise guide.
Thirasia. The small island across the caldera is reached by local boat, mostly from Ammoudi and Athinios. It has a handful of tavernas, a quiet village on top and very few visitors. Our Thirasia guide covers the crossing.
The volcano. Nea Kameni and the hot springs of Palia Kameni are reached only by boat.
Guided Tours as a Way to Get Around
For many visitors the most practical answer to how to get around Santorini is not to manage transport at all for a day or two, but to book a tour that includes it.
Private tours. A car or minibus, a driver-guide and a route of your choosing. Hotel pickup anywhere on the island. This is what we run every day: a full day tour, a sightseeing tour, a sunset tour, a wine tour, or a fully personalised day.
Small group tours. A shared minibus with a fixed route and a lower price per head. Our small group tour has sixteen seats.
Coach tours. Large groups, fixed stops, lowest price. Good for cruise passengers who want the highlights in a few hours and do not mind the crowd.
A tour on your first full day is a good way to learn the layout of the island before deciding whether you need a car for the rest of the week.
Getting From the Airport and the Ferry Port
Arrival is the moment where the transport problem bites hardest, because you have luggage, a deadline and no local knowledge.
From Santorini airport
The airport is small and close to everything. The bus runs to Fira roughly hourly; from Fira you change for Oia or the beaches. Taxis queue outside but run out quickly when several flights land together. Car hire desks are in and around the terminal. A pre-booked transfer is waiting in the arrivals hall with your name.
From Athinios port
Athinios is a quay at the bottom of the cliff with a few cafés and ticket offices and nothing else. When a ferry docks, hundreds of passengers come off at once into a car park full of coaches. Buses to Fira wait for the main ferries and fill quickly. Taxis are scarce. The road up is a single line of hairpins that jams for twenty minutes after each arrival.
A transfer or a hire car collected at the port avoids the scramble. Our Athinios guide explains the quay, and how long the boat ride from Athens takes covers the crossing itself.
From the old port and cruise ships
Cruise passengers are tendered to the old port below Fira and come up by cable car, by the steps or by donkey. Shore excursions start from the top. See things to do from the cruise port and our private shore excursion.
Getting Around Santorini Without a Car
Plenty of visitors spend a week here without driving at all. It works well if you choose the base for it.
Stay in Fira and you are at the centre of the bus network, a walk from the caldera path, the cable car and the restaurants. It is the easiest base on the island without a car.
Stay in Firostefani or Imerovigli and you are a short, pretty walk from Fira and its buses, with a quieter evening.
Stay in Oia and you will love the village and spend more on transport, because everything except Oia is a ride away and the evening buses are crowded.
Stay in Kamari or Perissa and you have a beach, cheaper rooms and a direct bus to Fira, but a long way to the caldera and Oia.
Avoid, without a car, isolated villas inland and in the south, unless the price includes transfers or you plan to use a driver.
A good car-free week mixes the bus for short trips, the caldera path on foot, one boat day, and a private tour or two for the south, the wineries and a sunset. Our villages guide helps with choosing the base.
The Best Way to Get Around Santorini, by Type of Traveller
| You are | Best option | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A couple on a first visit | Walk the rim, bus for beaches, one private tour | Sees the essentials without driving stress |
| A family with young children | Pre-booked transfers and a hire car with child seats | Luggage, naps and beaches on your own schedule |
| Travellers on a budget | Bus and walking, base in Fira | Cheapest by far, with the most connections |
| Honeymooners in Oia | Transfer in and out, a driver for the days out | Oia parking is miserable and the evenings are for dinner |
| Cruise passengers | Private shore excursion or a small group tour | Fixed return time, no risk of missing the tender |
| Older travellers | Private driver, a base with few steps | Door to door, no queues, no climbs |
| Confident drivers who want everything | Hire car, parked outside Oia and Fira | The south, the wineries and the beaches in one week |
| Groups of six or more | Private minibus | One vehicle, one price, everyone together |
For pacing and steps, read Santorini for seniors. For families, see things to do with kids.
Getting Around Santorini by Season
July and August. Everything runs, everything is full. Buses are frequent and crowded, taxis are almost impossible on the day, hire cars must be booked early and parking in Oia is close to hopeless at sunset. Transport is the part of a summer trip that needs the most planning.
May, June, September and October. The best balance. Buses run on the summer timetable, cars are available, boats sail, and the roads are busy only at sunset and when ferries arrive.
April and early November. Services are ramping up or winding down. Buses run less often, some rental shops are closed and boat trips depend on the weather.
Winter. The bus runs a reduced timetable on the main routes. Most quad and scooter shops close. Taxis are easier to find, the roads are empty and a hire car is cheap. A car or a driver matters more in winter because the buses are fewer.
The month-by-month detail is in our best time to visit guide.
Sunset Traffic, Cruise Days and Other Bottlenecks
Santorini’s traffic is not constant. It comes in waves, and knowing when they arrive is half of getting around comfortably.
The Oia sunset. From about two hours before sunset, cars, coaches and quads converge on Oia. The car parks fill, then the roadside, then the road. After the sun sets, everyone leaves at once. If you want to see the sunset from Oia, arrive early and stay for dinner, or watch it from Imerovigli or a winery and avoid the rush altogether.
Cruise days. On days when several ships are anchored, Fira is crowded from mid-morning, the cable car queue is long in the afternoon, and the coaches block the roads to Oia and the south. Check the cruise ship schedule before you choose your Fira day.
Ferry arrivals. The Athinios road is blocked in both directions when a large ferry arrives. Allow extra time if you are catching a boat, and never plan to reach the port with minutes to spare.
The morning beach run. Late morning, the road from Fira to Kamari and Perissa is busy. Early mornings are quiet everywhere.
What Getting Around Santorini Costs
These are typical ranges for one day of transport in high season, for two people. Prices fall noticeably in spring, autumn and winter.
| Approach | Typical daily cost for two | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bus only | Low: a few euros per ride each | Several rides a day, changes in Fira |
| Scooter | Low to moderate, plus fuel | Licence and insurance limits apply |
| Quad or ATV | Moderate, plus fuel | Check what your insurance covers |
| Small hire car | Moderate to high in August | Fuel extra, parking free in most places |
| Taxi | High for long rides | Supply, not price, is the problem |
| Private transfer | From 40 EUR per vehicle per trip | Per vehicle, so cheaper per head in groups |
| Private tour with driver | Highest per day | Includes guide, route and all driving |
For the full budget picture, see is Santorini expensive and the real cost of a week.
Accessibility and Getting Around With Limited Mobility
Santorini is a difficult island for anyone who cannot manage steps. The caldera villages are built down the face of a cliff, and most hotels with a view are reached by stairs. Paths are uneven, often without handrails, and the marble steps can be slippery.
The flatter parts of the island, the beach villages, Pyrgos, Megalochori, the wineries and the main streets of Fira, are much easier. The buses have high steps and are crowded in summer. A private vehicle that can stop at the door, with a driver who knows where the closest drop-off point is, makes the biggest difference.
When booking a hotel, ask exactly how many steps there are between the road and the room, and whether the hotel provides porters. Our luggage storage guide also helps on days when check-in and check-out do not line up with your boat or flight.
Getting Around Santorini at Night
Santorini’s evenings are long, and dinner here often starts after the sunset and ends near midnight. Getting back to the hotel is the part of the day people forget to plan.
The last buses. In high summer the main routes run late into the evening, but the last departures from Oia and the beaches fill up, and outside July and August they finish much earlier. Check the last bus back before you sit down to dinner, not after.
Taxis after dark. The few taxis that are working at night are in demand from restaurants, bars and late flights at the same time. Ask the restaurant to book one when you arrive, or book a transfer for the return.
Walking at night. The rim path between Fira, Firostefani and Imerovigli is lit and busy until late, and safe. The road sections between villages are not lit and have no pavement, and should not be walked after dark.
Driving at night. The main road is quiet and easy after the sunset rush. Watch for quads without lights, for pedestrians on the edges of the villages and for anyone who has had a drink. If you have had one yourself, do not drive: the limits are lower than in some countries and the checks are real.
If your evening is in Oia and your hotel is not, a pre-booked return is the one thing that guarantees the night ends well. Our restaurant guide helps with where to book.
Getting Around Santorini With Luggage
A suitcase changes every transport decision on this island, because the last few hundred metres to many hotels are steps, not road.
On the bus, large cases go in the hold, but in summer the buses from the port and airport are crowded and space runs out. With more than one large case each, the bus is hard work.
In the caldera villages, cars stop at the edge of the pedestrian zone. Many hotels in Oia, Imerovigli and Firostefani send a porter to meet you there; ask your hotel whether they do and where exactly the drop-off point is. Without a porter, expect to carry the case down and back up dozens of steps.
On the day you leave, check-out is usually late morning and many ferries and flights leave in the evening. Storing the bags and spending the day on a tour or at the beach is far better than dragging them round Fira. A transfer can collect you and the bags from the storage point or the hotel at the right time.
See our luggage storage guide for Fira, Oia, the port and the airport, and what to wear in Santorini for shoes that cope with the steps.
Mistakes People Make Getting Around Santorini
Booking Oia without a plan for getting out of it. The village is beautiful and far from everything else. Decide on transport before you book the room.
Relying on a taxi for a fixed time. Ferries, flights and dinner reservations need a booked car, not a hopeful one.
Driving into Oia at sunset. You will spend the sunset looking for a parking space.
Renting a quad without checking the insurance. A minor fall can become a very expensive one if the policy excludes it.
Walking the whole rim path in the afternoon in July. Start early, or walk only part of it.
Arriving at Athinios without a plan. The port is the worst place on the island to work it out on the spot.
Assuming the bus goes between villages. It goes to and from Fira. Allow for the change.
More of the classic errors are in the most common Santorini mistakes.
Three Days, Three Ways of Getting Around Santorini
Day one, on foot and by bus. Morning walk from Fira to Imerovigli along the rim, coffee at Skaros, back to Fira for lunch, the bus to Kamari for a swim, and back to Fira for dinner. Cost: a few bus tickets.
Day two, with a driver. Pickup at the hotel, the Akrotiri excavation when it opens, the lighthouse and the Red Beach viewpoint, lunch in Megalochori, two wineries in the afternoon, and the sunset somewhere without a traffic jam. Back at the hotel without having thought about parking once. This is our full day tour.
Day three, by boat. A caldera cruise to the volcano, the hot springs and Thirasia, with a transfer to and from the harbour. For longer stays, our four-day and seven-day itineraries show how the transport fits around the sights.
How to Get Around Santorini: Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best way to get around Santorini? For most visitors, a mix: walking in the caldera villages, the bus for short trips to the beaches, and a private driver or a hire car for the south, the wineries and the airport and port.
Do you need a car in Santorini? No, if you stay in Fira or near it and are happy with buses, walking and the odd tour. Yes, if you want to explore the whole island on your own schedule.
Is there Uber in Santorini? Ride-hailing apps only book the island’s small fleet of licensed taxis, so they do not make a car easier to find in high season.
How much is the bus in Santorini? A few euros per ride, paid in cash on board. Every route goes through Fira.
Can you walk from Fira to Oia? Yes. The caldera path is about ten kilometres and takes three to four hours. Start early in summer.
How do you get from the airport to Oia? By bus with a change in Fira, by taxi if you find one, or by pre-booked transfer, which is the only option with a guaranteed car.
How do you get from Athinios port to your hotel? By the bus to Fira that meets the main ferries, by taxi if one is free, or by pre-booked transfer or hire car collected at the port.
Is it safe to rent a quad in Santorini? It is popular, but quads account for many of the island’s road injuries. Check your licence and insurance first and ride in daylight.
Is driving in Santorini difficult? The roads are narrow but not frightening. Parking in Oia and Fira in summer is the hard part.
Does Santorini have trains or trams? No. The island has buses, taxis, private vehicles, a cable car at Fira and boats.
Can you get around Santorini in winter? Yes, but the buses run less often and most quad and scooter shops close, so a car or a driver is more useful.
What is the cheapest way to get around Santorini? The public bus combined with walking, based in Fira.
Getting Around Santorini: We Will Drive You
We are a local operator running private transfers and private tours in our own cars and minibuses. We meet flights at the airport and ferries at Athinios, track them when they run late, and take you to the closest point to your hotel door, with help for the luggage.
For the days in between, we drive you where the bus does not go, the wineries, the lighthouse, Ancient Thira and the villages of the south, and get you to a sunset without the traffic. Prices are per vehicle, hotel pickup anywhere on the island is included, and we guide in twelve languages.
See the private transfers, the full list of tours, or contact us with your dates.
Every Village and Site on the Island
Any of these can be built into a private day. Each has its own page with what to see and how long to allow.
Caldera villages: Fira · Firostefani · Imerovigli · Oia · Finikia · Baxedes
Inland villages: Pyrgos · Megalochori · Emporio · Mesaria · Karterados · Vothonas · Vourvoulos · Exo Gonia · Mesa Gonia · Pigadia
Beaches: Perissa · Perivolos · Kamari · Vlychada · Monolithos · Red Beach · White Beach · Agios Georgios · Agia Paraskevi
Sites and landmarks: Akrotiri · Ancient Thira · Akrotiri Lighthouse · Nea Kameni · Palia Kameni · Thirasia · Athinios Port
All our tours: All Santorini tours · Full day tour · Sightseeing tour · Personalised tour · North part tour · Horse riding · South part tour · Sunset tour · Shore excursion · Caldera tour · Food experience · Wine tour · Historical tour · Small group tour
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