Transportation in Santorini

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The access to the island is possible either by plane from the Eleftherios Venizelos airport and flight duration about 50 minutes or by boat. From the ports of Piraeus and Rafina, there are itineraries by boat or high speed with a duration of 9 and 5 hours respectively. Useful phones are: Piraeus Port: Tel 210 414-7800, Port of Rafina: Tel 22940 288888 and 22940 22300, Athens International Airport 'Eleftherios Venizelos': Tel 210 353-1000, Port of Athens (Santorini): Tel 22860 22239.

The tour of the island is facilitated by the frequent bus routes, providing access to all the villages starting from Fira, Tel: 22860 - 23812. For detailed route information and times, you can follow the link below ktel-santorini.gr.

Alternatively, taxis are available 24 hours Tel: 22860 - 22555. In Fira there is a cable available (Tel: 22860 - 22977, 23045) for the descent to the bay Mesa Gialos where a boat departs to make the round of the caldera, passing from the volcano and Thirasia. For underwater tours to the bottom of the caldera, it is disposed a tourist submarine trip with duration 1 hour.

Finally, a traditional way of travelling in the center of Fira is with donkeys and cost about 3 euro.