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Athinios Port (Santorini)

Ferry port for Santorini (Thira), Greece

Santorini’s ferry port at Athinios, at the foot of the caldera cliffs south of Fira. Blue Star ferries from Piraeus take from about 6 hours, and the island has connections to Ios, Naxos, Paros, Anafi and Crete (Heraklion and Sitia).

Ferries from Athinios Port (Santorini)

23 ferry routes on FerryConnect. Tap a route for timetables, operators and booking.

To / from	Crossing time	Operators	Carries
AmorgosSeasonal	About 3h 15m	Small Cyclades Lines	Foot only
Anafi	1h 15m – 1h 20m	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Athens (Piraeus)	4h 45m – 7h 45m	Blue Star Ferries, SeaJets	Cars & foot
Folegandros	56m – 2h 54m	Fast Ferries, SeaJets	Cars & foot
Halki	15h 35m – 15h 40m	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Heraklion (Crete)	About 2h (high-speed)	SeaJets	Cars & foot
Ios	About 1h (conventional)	Blue Star Ferries, Fast Ferries, Golden Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Karpathos	6h 55m – 12h 25m	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Karpathos (Diafani)	13h 35m – 13h 50m	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Kasos	5h 20m – 10h 45m	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Koufonisia	1h 50m – 2h 35m	SeaJets	Foot only
MilosSeasonal	About 5h (via Kimolos, Folegandros, Sikinos and Ios)	Fast Ferries	Cars & foot
Mykonos	2h – 2h 30m (high-speed)	SeaJets	Foot only
Naxos	About 2h – 2h 30m (conventional, direct or via Ios)	Blue Star Ferries, Golden Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Paros	About 3h 20m (conventional, via Naxos and Ios)	Blue Star Ferries, Golden Star Ferries	Cars & foot
RafinaSeasonal	Varies (via Tinos, Mykonos, Paros and Ios)	Golden Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Rethymno	2h 20m	SeaJets	Cars & foot
Rhodes	11h 40m – 15h 35m	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Serifos	3h 10m – 3h 25m	Fast Ferries, SeaJets	Cars & foot
Sifnos	2h 40m – 5h 25m	Fast Ferries, SeaJets	Cars & foot
Sitia	6h 45m – 8h 05m	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Syros	5h 55m – 7h 40m	Hellenic Seaways	Cars & foot
Tinos	3h – 6h 50m	SeaJets	Cars & foot

Sailing patterns from Athinios Port (Santorini)

Athens (Piraeus) → Santorini (Thira)
Daily Blue Star Ferries routes from Piraeus to Santorini; the journey takes from 6 hours 6 minutes. Ferries leave from gates E6 and E7.
Blue Star publishes exact departure times when booking; high-speed operators also sail in season.
Source: Blue Star Ferries Santorini destination page, checked 2026-10-02
Naxos → Santorini
Daily routes to/from Santorini on the Blue Star Piraeus – Paros – Naxos – Santorini line
Source: Attica Group (Blue Star Ferries / Hellenic Seaways / ANEK) destination page, checked 2026-09-28
Paros → Santorini
Daily routes to/from Santorini on the Blue Star Piraeus – Paros – Naxos – (Ios) – Santorini line
Source: Attica Group (Blue Star Ferries / Hellenic Seaways / ANEK) destination page, checked 2026-09-28
Ios → Santorini
Up to 5 routes each week to/from Ios on the Blue Star line; Fast Ferries adds its western Cyclades sailings until 31 October
Source: Attica Group (Blue Star Ferries / Hellenic Seaways / ANEK) destination page, checked 2026-09-28
Milos → Santorini
FB Dionisios Solomos runs Piraeus – Serifos – Sifnos – Milos – Kimolos – Folegandros – Sikinos – Ios – Thira: three or four departures a week, rising to six a week from 29 June to 30 August (Milos → Santorini (Thira))
In October 2026 the Dionisios Solomos reaches Santorini once a week (Wednesday evening from Milos); published schedule runs to 31 October 2026
Source: Fast Ferries routes page, checked 2026-09-29
Amorgos → Santorini
Sundays only: Katapola 08:00 → Thira 11:15, returning Thira 11:25 → Ios 13:20 → Katapola 16:25
Published for 11 May – 13 Sep 2026; not in the autumn timetable
Source: Small Cyclades Lines Sunday timetable, checked 2026-09-29
Santorini → Anafi
Calls on the Blue Star Piraeus – Santorini – Anafi lines (up to 2 routes a week to Anafi from Piraeus, plus the Crete–Rhodes line)
Source: Blue Star Ferries destination page and 2026 itinerary notices, checked 2026-09-29
Rhodes → Santorini
About 3 sailings a week in October 2026 (10 departures 8–31 Oct)
Sampled for October 2026; Blue Star publishes more sailings in the summer season.
Source: Blue Star Ferries booking system (Attica Group), itineraries queried 8 Oct 2026, checked 2026-10-08
Karpathos → Santorini
About 2 sailings a week in late October 2026 (6 departures 15–31 Oct)
Sampled for October 2026; Blue Star publishes more sailings in the summer season.
Source: Blue Star Ferries booking system (Attica Group), itineraries queried 15 Oct 2026, checked 2026-10-15
Kasos → Santorini
About 2 sailings a week in late October 2026 (6 departures 15–31 Oct)
Sampled for October 2026; Blue Star publishes more sailings in the summer season.
Source: Blue Star Ferries booking system (Attica Group), itineraries queried 15 Oct 2026, checked 2026-10-15