Perissa to Fira by private taxi
A taxi from Perissa to Fira costs from €35 for the whole car, VAT included, day or night. The drive is 15 km back up through Emporio and takes about 20 minutes, the same price whatever time you travel.
- From €35, whole car
- 15 km
- About 20 minutes
Updated 12 September 2026 by the Santorini Taxi team.
What to expect
Perissa's evenings tend to outlast the public transport, and this route, back up through Emporio and the inland villages towards Fira, is how most visitors cover the gap between the last bus and the end of dinner. It is one of the longer village-to-village drives on the island, since Perissa sits at the far south-eastern corner.
Pickup itself is easy. The village is flat and built along one beach road, and the driver reaches almost every hotel directly; a restaurant or a square works just as well as a hotel name, with the driver waiting at the nearest point the car can stop. Perivolos, the southern stretch of the same beach, is booked and priced the same way.
Because taxis in Perissa are not the kind that wait on a rank, a booked car matters more here than in a town with a station nearby. It is the difference between a fixed time and price arranged in advance and a search for a ride once the restaurants start to close.
A saloon suits most groups travelling up for an evening in Fira. A larger party, or anyone with luggage for a hotel change, should book the van.
Where the driver meets you in Perissa
- 1
Perissa is flat and built along one long beach road, so the car reaches the door of almost every hotel. Give the hotel name and the driver comes to the lobby.
- 2
For hotels in the lanes behind the beach road, the driver stops at the nearest corner the car can turn in and walks the bags the rest, rarely more than a minute.
- 3
Beach pickups work from the square where the main road reaches the beach, by the bus stop, or from any point on the beach road you name, with 15 minutes of free waiting.
Arriving in Fira
A ride to Fira ends at the door when the hotel is on a road, or at the top of the nearest steps when it is on the caldera side. The driver walks the bags to the hotel where the lane allows; hotels further down can send a porter up to the road. The drive is about 5 minutes from the airport and 10 up from Athinios port.
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
- Perissa's evenings run later than the last bus to Fira, so a booked car back from dinner or a night out is normal here.
- Perivolos is booked and priced as Perissa; use whichever name matches your hotel.
- Almost every hotel on the beach road has a door a car can reach, so pickup is quick even for a late booking.
- The saloon suits most groups heading up for the evening. A larger group should book the van instead.
Questions about this route
Is it easy to get a late ride from Perissa to Fira?
Booking ahead is the reliable way. Taxis in Perissa come when called rather than waiting on a rank, and the last buses to Fira stop well before the restaurants and bars do, so a booked car covers the gap.
How long is the drive from Perissa to Fira?
About 20 minutes for 15 km, back up through Emporio and the inland villages. It is one of the longer village-to-village routes on the island.
Does Perivolos cost the same as Perissa for this route?
Yes. They share one beach and one price zone, so a hotel in Perivolos is booked exactly like one in Perissa.
Can you collect us from a restaurant rather than a hotel?
Yes. Name the restaurant or the square nearest it, and the driver waits at the nearest point on the beach road, with 15 minutes of free waiting from the agreed time.