Transportation
1.How to get to Santorini
- Aircraft：There are currently routes to Santorini to Athens, Mygnos, Rhodes and Crete. Santorini Airport has several daily flights to and from Mygnos, while flights from Athens to Santorini in Greece take only an hour, and some connecting flights to Rhodes and Crete are available here during the annual Santorini tourist season, which is summer.
- Waterways: There are many cruises to Santorini in Greece, including one-day direct cruises or multi-day sightseeing cruises. If you want to arrive in one day, you can take a speedboat during the peak season, which can reach Santorini in four or five hours, of course, you can also choose the cheaper cruise from Athens to Santorini, which takes about 9 hours, and will stop in Paros, Naxos, Mykonos and other places on the way, with several flights per day in the high season and about one or two flights per day in the low season.
2.Island Transportation
- Bus: The cheapest and most affordable means of transportation on Santorini is the Santorini bus, but the bus has a large number of passengers and a fixed route, which is not suitable for those who like to stop and go, but for those who are not familiar with the route on Santorini and do not want to take a day trip.
- Renting a car: Renting a car in Santorini is a great way to go wherever you want to go, but also to stop wherever you want, making it perfect for those who like to see the sights and take photos freely. However, Santorini's roads are winding, with stairs and mountain trails, so renting a car on Santorini requires a high level of skill and familiarity with the road conditions.
- Circular Bus Tour (reservation required): The Circular Bus is arguably the easiest and most direct way to get around Santorini, and it usually takes you to the major attractions of Santorini in half a day, and there is also a very guided tour to explain it. The only drawback is that it is not suitable for friends who like to walk freely.
- Donkey cart: Santorini has a unique local means of transportation is the donkey cart, the biggest feature of the donkey cart compared to other means of transportation is that you can take mountain roads and stairs, because the donkey cart is also one of the ways used by the locals to transport goods, but the donkey cart is slower and the donkey cart has its own temperament, you must pay attention to it when renting a donkey cart!
- Motorcycles: Renting motorcycles in Santorini is also a way, but motorcycles should not be controlled, and there are many people renting cars, so novices are prone to accidents, so if the technology is not good, it is recommended to choose other means of transportation.
- Cable car: There is an option to ride the cable car when visiting the volcanic island.
- Sailing: If you want to go out to sea to see the nearby attractions of Santorini such as volcanic islands, red and white beaches, lighthouses, etc., or go out to sea and snorkel in hot springs, you can choose to take one of these full-day or half-day sailing boats, both of which are to and from Santorini on the same day.
Accommodation
Because Santorini is a tourist island, there is no need to worry about staying here, especially in the two small towns of Fira and Oia on the island of Santorini.
- Fira: Fira is usually the most popular place to stay, as Fira is almost in the middle of Santorini, so it is easy to get anywhere, and Fira is famous for its literary night scene.
- Oia: Most people who choose to stay here do so because they want to see the sunrise and sunset.
Catering
If you want to ask what Santorini's most famous local food is, it has to be Santorini's wine and tomatoes, because no matter which restaurant you choose when you come to Santorini, if you can, be sure to order a special dish of Santorini, fried tomato balls and Santorini wine, because these two foods are enough for you to savor and experience the taste buds of Santorini.
Pack this guide and wish you a wonderful trip to Santorini！