Athinios Port to Santorini Airport by private taxi
A taxi from Athinios port to the airport costs from €35 for the whole car, day or night. The drive is 10 km and about 10 minutes, for island hoppers stepping off a ferry and onto a flight the same day.
- From €35, whole car
- 10 km
- About 10 minutes
Updated 12 September 2026 by the Santorini Taxi team.
What to expect
This route serves travellers who have just come off a ferry at Athinios and have a flight booked out the same day, rather than a stay on the island. The drive climbs the switchback road up the cliff from the port, crosses the middle of the island and reaches the airport on the flat eastern side.
We work from the ferry's real arrival, not the timetable. Give us the ferry company and the route when you book and the driver checks its progress before coming down to the quay, so a delayed boat still gets a driver waiting at the right time rather than the scheduled one.
The tight part of this connection is not our drive, which holds to about 10 minutes regardless of the hour, but the gap between the two timetables. Ferries into Athinios run late often enough in high season that a flight booked soon after arrival carries some risk, worth weighing before booking both legs so close together.
Bring water for the port itself, since the quay has little shade and boarding for a busy ferry can take a while to clear. Two adults with cases manage the saloon, and a bigger group, or the extra bags a longer trip tends to collect, should book the van.
Where the driver meets you at Athinios port
- 1
Walk off the ferry and follow the crowd out of the fenced ferry area. The driver stands at the foot of the port road, just past the exit, with a sign showing the name on your booking.
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Give us the ferry company and the port it sails from when you book. The driver checks the boat's progress before driving down, so a late ferry costs you nothing.
- 3
The car is parked a few steps away on the port road, not up the cliff. Waiting is free for 30 minutes from the moment the ferry docks.
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Ferries are met at every hour, including the night boats, at the same price.
Arriving in the airport
For a ride to the airport the driver drops you at the departures entrance. Allow about 10 minutes for the drive from Fira and 20 from Oia, plus the airline's check-in time; in July and August add 10 minutes for traffic on the caldera road.
Prices for this route
up to 4 passengers, 3 suitcases
5 to 8 passengers, 8 suitcases
up to 20 passengers, 20 suitcases
up to 7 passengers, 6 suitcases
Good to know
- We follow the ferry, not a printed timetable, so the pickup is set from the boat's real docking time once you tell us the ferry company and route.
- Build a wide margin if the flight matters. Ferries into Athinios can run late in high season, and the drive up the cliff road still takes its usual time after that.
- Give the flight number too. If the ferry runs late enough to threaten the connection, the driver already knows what is at stake.
- A saloon is enough for two with the usual bags. Five or more passengers, or a party mid-way through island hopping with more cases than they started with, should book the van.
Questions about this route
How does the pickup work if my ferry is delayed?
The driver checks the boat's progress before coming down to the quay, so waiting starts from the real docking time, not the printed one. From there the drive up to the airport takes its usual length.
Is there enough time to make a flight after a ferry from Athinios?
Often yes, but it depends on both timetables together. Add the 10 minute drive to the airport, the airline's check-in window, and a margin for the ferry itself running late in high season.
How far is the airport from Athinios port?
10 km, about 10 minutes, up the switchback road from the cliff and across the island. The price is fixed for the whole car.
Do you know if my specific ferry is on time?
No, that sits with the ferry company. We track the boat's arrival at the port itself once you have given us the ferry details, but sailing and delay information comes from the ferry operator.