Imerovigli to Oia by private taxi
A taxi from Imerovigli to Oia costs from €35 for the whole car, VAT included, at any hour. The drive is 10 km and takes about 10 minutes along the caldera road, quicker than the walking path most visitors take on foot.
- From €35, whole car
- 10 km
- About 10 minutes
Updated 12 September 2026 by the Santorini Taxi team.
What to expect
A footpath runs along the caldera edge between Imerovigli and Oia, and plenty of visitors walk it with no bags and plenty of time. The road does the same job for anyone carrying luggage, travelling after dark, or simply not in the mood for the steps and the heat, and it follows the rim rather than the cliff edge, past Finikia on the approach to the village.
Sunset is the reason most people book this route, and the timing matters more than the distance. Arriving in Oia before the crowd gathers means an easy walk to a viewpoint, where turning up in the last half hour means joining the same crowd everyone else is stuck in. Either way, the return leg is worth booking at the same time as the outward one, since finding a car in Oia after dark, among a village that has just watched the same sunset, is harder than booking ahead.
This is also a route for changing hotels rather than just visiting for the evening, from a cliff-side stay in Imerovigli to a base in Oia for the rest of the trip. The driver collects the bags at the top of the lane nearest the Imerovigli hotel and carries them the last stretch into Oia once the car reaches its stopping point.
A saloon suits most parties on this route. A group travelling together for sunset, or a family moving hotel with several cases, should book the van instead.
Where the driver meets you in Imerovigli
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Imerovigli's hotels line the caldera edge below the main road, reached by narrow lanes and steps. The driver stops on the road above the hotel, at the top of its lane, and walks down for the bags when the hotel is within reach.
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Give us the hotel name when you book. The driver confirms the meeting point the day before, the top of the lane, the small square by the church or the car park on the main road.
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Allow time for the walk up. From a hotel low on the cliff it is a steep few minutes with steps; the driver waits 15 minutes free from the agreed time.
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For hotels on the main road itself, the car comes to the door.
Arriving in Oia
A ride to Oia ends at the bus square area on the main road, the closest point a car can reach. From there most hotels are a few minutes on foot; the driver walks with you and the bags when the hotel is within reach, and hotels deeper in the village send a porter to the square.
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
- A footpath along the caldera links the two villages for walkers without bags; the car is the way to go with luggage, at night or in the heat.
- For sunset, book the car for after the crowd, since Oia's bus square gets busy in the last hour before the sun goes down.
- Moving hotel from Imerovigli to Oia, tell us the number of bags at each end; both villages need a short walk with the car.
- The road is quiet late at night, well after the walking path has emptied.
Questions about this route
Is there a faster way than the road, like the caldera path?
The footpath is shorter for a walker with no bags, but the car is quicker with luggage, in the heat of the day or after dark, and it is the only option for a group or a hotel move.
How long is the drive from Imerovigli to Oia?
About 10 minutes for 10 km. In summer the last part into Oia slows in the hour before sunset, when the road carries both cars and the walkers coming off the path.
Can you take us for sunset and bring us back later?
Yes. Book the outward leg for before the crowd builds and the return leg for whenever you plan to leave Oia; the driver waits at the bus square area at the time you set.
We are moving hotels from Imerovigli to Oia. What should we expect?
The driver collects the bags at the top of the lane nearest your hotel in Imerovigli and sets down at the closest point a car reaches in Oia, walking the last stretch with you if the new hotel is close by.