How far is Oia from Fira, and every other Santorini distance

Santorini is small, and every pair on this page is a short drive. The tables give the road distance and the driving time on a normal day; in summer the minutes grow, the kilometres do not. Every number comes from the same route data that prices our rides, and the pairs link to the route pages.

From Fira

To	Distance	Time	The road
Oia	11 km	about 15 min	The caldera road north through Firostefani and Imerovigli, sunset traffic from late afternoon
Imerovigli	3 km	about 5 min	A short climb along the rim; the centre is pedestrian, so the car stops on the main road
Kamari	8 km	about 10 min	Down the east side past the airport turn, flat and quick
Perissa	13 km	about 15 min	South through Messaria and round Mesa Vouno
Akrotiri	11 km	about 15 min	South-west past Megalochori to the archaeological site and Red Beach
Santorini Airport	6 km	about 5 min	Downhill across the middle of the island to the coast at Monolithos
Athinios Port	9 km	about 10 min	The hairpin road down the cliff to the ferry quay

From Oia

To	Distance	Time	The road
Fira	14 km	about 15 min	The caldera road south; leaving Oia is quicker than arriving at sunset
Imerovigli	13 km	about 15 min	The first part of the same road; the car stops at the closest point the road allows
Santorini Airport	17 km	about 20 min	Rim road to Fira, then down to the east coast
Athinios Port	24 km	about 30 min	Rim road to Fira, then the cliff road down; allow for the port queue before a ferry
Kamari	21 km	about 25 min	The long diagonal across the island to the east coast
Perissa	28 km	about 35 min	The full length of the island, north tip to south beach
Akrotiri	26 km	about 30 min	Rim road to Fira, then south-west past Megalochori

From Santorini Airport

To	Distance	Time	The road
Fira	8 km	about 10 min	Inland and uphill to the ridge
Oia	17 km	about 20 min	Up to Fira, then the rim road north
Imerovigli	8 km	about 10 min	Up to Fira and a few minutes along the rim
Kamari	6 km	about 10 min	The closest resort to the runway, along the coast
Perissa	14 km	about 15 min	South round Mesa Vouno
Akrotiri	11 km	about 15 min	Across the south of the island past Megalochori
Athinios Port	9 km	about 10 min	Across the island and down the cliff road, the ferry-to-flight connection

From Athinios Port

To	Distance	Time	The road
Fira	11 km	about 15 min	Hairpins up the cliff, then the ridge
Oia	22 km	about 25 min	Up the cliff, through Fira, then the rim road north
Imerovigli	14 km	about 15 min	Up the cliff and past Fira along the rim
Kamari	10 km	about 15 min	Up the cliff, then east across the island
Perissa	11 km	about 15 min	Up the cliff, then south past Megalochori
Akrotiri	9 km	about 10 min	Up the cliff and south-west along the caldera side

Cruise passengers start higher up: from the top station of the Fira cable car, Oia is 11 km and about 15 minutes away, on the Fira Old Port to Oia page.

Why the minutes vary in summer

The kilometres never change; the minutes do. From June to September the caldera road between Fira and Oia carries the sunset traffic from late afternoon, the single road into Oia backs up, and the same drive can take a quarter of an hour longer. Fira's centre slows at the same hour, and the port road fills before each ferry. Early mornings and nights are the opposite: the roads are empty and the times in the tables are generous. The price does not change with the minutes; a slow drive costs what a quick one costs.

Sunset and the road into Oia

If the reason for the drive is the sunset, leave earlier than the tables suggest and book the return before you go: the hour after sunset is when every car on the island heads south at once. The Fira to Oia page covers the timing, and the Oia page explains where the car waits for the ride back.