Oia to Imerovigli by private taxi
A taxi from Oia to Imerovigli costs from €35 for the whole car, VAT included, at any hour. The drive is 13 km along the caldera road and takes about 15 minutes, a short hop most often booked hotel to hotel or for dinner.
- From €35, whole car
- 13 km
- About 15 minutes
Updated 12 September 2026 by the Santorini Taxi team.
What to expect
Oia and Imerovigli sit on the same stretch of the caldera rim, close enough that this is one of the shortest drives on the island, though both ends are pedestrian villages rather than towns a car can enter. The road runs south from Oia's edge, past Finikia and along the rim, with the caldera on the right the whole way.
Most bookings on this route are hotel to hotel or built around a dinner reservation, since the two villages sit close enough for an evening visit without an overnight change. The driver collects the bags at the closest point the road allows in Oia and sets down at the top of the lane nearest the hotel in Imerovigli, or at the small square by the church for a restaurant booking.
Summer sunset traffic is the one thing that changes the timing on such a short route. Between June and September the road carries walkers heading to Oia for the evening and cars doing the same trip in reverse, so a booking either side of the sunset hour moves more smoothly than one during it.
A saloon covers almost every booking on this route, since it is rarely a full transfer with heavy luggage. A larger group travelling together for dinner should still book the van rather than split into two cars.
Where the driver meets you in Oia
- 1
Oia's centre is closed to cars. Give us the hotel name and the driver tells you the meeting point the day before, usually the bus square or the car park by the main road.
- 2
For hotels inside the village the driver walks in to meet you at the door when the lane allows it, so the bags never cross the village on their own.
- 3
The pickup time is set for the walk. From a caldera-side house allow 10 minutes on foot to the road; the driver waits 15 minutes free at any address.
Arriving in Imerovigli
A ride to Imerovigli ends at the top of the lane closest to your hotel, on the main road or the small streets behind it. The driver walks the bags down when the hotel is within a short walk; for the hotels lowest on the cliff ask reception to send someone up. Count on about 10 minutes from the airport and 15 from the port, plus the walk down.
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
- Both villages are pedestrian at the centre, so the driver collects and drops the bags at the closest point a car reaches on each end.
- For a dinner booking, give us the restaurant name in Imerovigli; the driver waits at the closest point a car can stop.
- This is one of the shortest routes on the island, but summer sunset traffic on the caldera road still slows the last stretch.
- A saloon covers most bookings on this route. A larger party should still book the van so the group travels together.
Questions about this route
Is this a quick trip?
Yes, one of the shorter drives on the island, about 15 minutes for 13 km, since both villages sit on the same stretch of caldera rim. Summer sunset traffic is the main thing that slows it down.
Can the driver reach our hotel in Imerovigli?
Only as far as the road allows. Imerovigli's hotels sit below the road on lanes with steps, so the driver stops at the top of the lane and carries the bags down.
We are booking this for a dinner reservation in Imerovigli. How does that work?
Give us the restaurant name. The driver names the closest point a car can reach and waits there, and books the return leg the same way if you want the car back afterwards.
Does the price change for a short hop like this?
No. The fare is fixed for the route and the whole car, the same logic as any other pair on the island, whatever the distance.