Crete · SANTORINI DAY TRIPS
The fast ferry crosses in about two hours from the north coast, which makes Santorini a long but genuine day out. These 15 compare departure ports, time ashore and whether the caldera bus is included, each priced per head.
Review the 13-hour Santorini day trip from Rethymno, with ferry details, Oia and Fira time, costs, crowds, and practical advice.
“I think the trip was super fun and very well organized, the only info we were kind of missing beforehand was that we’re going to exchange our voucher for a boat ticket and in Santorini we will be divided into busses, basically that’s were the tour with the guide will start.”
Review this 11-hour Santorini day trip from Heraklion with high-speed boat transfers, guided stops in Oia and Fira, and practical booking advice.
“It's a shame your company is, by advertising and making profits, causing travellers like myself and thousands of others to descend on a little island clearly totally unable to cope with the volume of tourists and so spoiling what should have been a quiet and enjoyable day. Nowhere to relax, nowhere to enjoy the beauty, just the most stressful and suffocating experience I've ever encountered - too many people!!!!!!!!!!”
Sail from Crete to Santorini for Oia views, Fira free time, a bus tour, and an optional volcano cruise on this 11 to 13-hour day trip.
“No one has told us that our tour guide will be in Santorini. it was really stressful as we didn't know what to do and have waited around for a long time.”
Sail from Heraklion to Santorini for Fira, Oia, volcanic scenery, free time, and a full day of Greek island views.
“Very nice, unfortunately it rained a lot. We would like to stay longer in Oia than in Fira but in general it was great”
See Santorini from Heraklion on a full-day catamaran trip with guided visits to Oia and Fira, free time, transfers, and an optional volcano cruise.
“For an island with such a grand reputation we found it to be ugly and filled with tourists as to make it uncomfortable in the small streets. The ferry ride over, the bus ride up the town was all so unappealing that I wouldn’t waste my time nor energy again. All those beautiful pictures of Santorini must be staged as to make it look like a beautiful place, but in reality, it IS NOT!”
Review the Chania to Santorini day trip, with ferry details, Oia and Fira stops, costs, timing, volcano option, and practical advice.
“L' organizzazione è stata perfetta tutto molto curato nei particolari e attenzione verso le singole esigenze. Ovviamente se il prezzo fosse meno caro e la guida parlasse anche un po' in italiano sarebbe il top”
Review of the full-day Santorini trip from Crete, with ferry details, Oia and Fira stops, costs, guides, crowds, and practical advice.
“Viel gesehen, viele Fotos gemacht, einfach einmalig 👏👍😊 Bravo weiter so, sehr gute Organisation ich werde jedenfalls weiter empfehlen”
Sail from Rethymno to Santorini for Oia, Fira, caldera views, and an optional volcano visit on an 11-hour guided day tour.
Review of the Santorini day tour from Heraklion, covering ferry travel, Oia, Fira, costs, crowds, timing, and practical booking advice.
“Not worth the fee with limited time at the second town on Santorini. Very disappointing. Host also insisted we eat lunch at the place she was recommending so we did only to find that once you went around the corner there were tons of spots at a much lower price than the one she pushed us to go to.”
Review of the 12-hour Crete to Santorini tour, with fast ferry rides, guided stops in Oia and Fira, prices, timing, and practical advice.
“Väsitav pisut aga kõik oli nii nagu peab .Ainult Volcano trip jäi arusaamatuks kuna ei öeldud ,et termaal vees ujumine on laevalt .”
Cross from Crete to Santorini by high-speed boat, visit Oia and Fira with a guide, and decide if six hours on the island is worth the long day.
“Trouble with the booking as it was in the wrong name which created problems at the pickup and pre-boarding collection of tickets. The weather which made the sea trip much longer especially coming back! Staff were good throughout. Time on Santorini seemed short and passed to quickely. Interesting experience”
Review of the Santorini day trip from Rethymno, with catamaran travel, Oia and Fira visits, costs, timing, and practical advice.
“this trip was the best trip i ever been amazing island the tour at santorini was perfect and the guide”
Review of the Santorini day trip from Heraklion, covering ferry travel, Oia and Fira stops, costs, timing, guides, and practical tips.
“The logistics of this trip were pretty chaotic. It was confusing to figure out where to meet the bus pickup. Once we figured out that we were supposed to meet them at a public bus station, it was confusing to figure out which bus to get on. The bus dropped us off at the port without instructions. We waited in a very long line and were handed a packet of tickets, again with no instruction. We boarded the boat and rode to Santorini and when we got off, we had no idea where to go. There were 20 busses in the parking lot and nobody had told us which one…”
Cross the sea from Heraklion to Santorini, then see Oia and Fira by bus on a guided day trip with about six hours on the island.
“All activities were vey nice and the guide told us a lot of information about the island, nature and culture. On top, she was also from origin from our country, Belgium.”
Review of Santorini’s best sights from Heraklion, with ferry costs, crowd tips, itinerary details, and practical booking advice.
“Great, personalized tour. Skip the line treatment. Saw everything we wanted and great lunch break at Black Beach.”
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