Do you spend some time in the Cyclades and want to get from Paros to Santorini? Discover how to move from island to island by ferry!
Paros is located in the heart of the archipelago Cyclades . Therefore, the island is a nodal point to move and discover the other jewels around. Perle of the Aegean world, Santorin is an island between nature and culture.
It contains many treasures that will seduce any type of traveller: Oia and its houses with the facades of an immaculate white, Fira (or Théra) and its plunging view on caldeira, volcano and its hot springs, beaches and their red, white or black sand, etc.
If you want to travel from Paros to Santorini, in order to continue your travelling journey in the Cyclades or simply spend the day there, the possibilities are limited. For inter-island trips inside the archipelago, the ferry is the only option to move.
Let's take a look at ferries companies, schedules, travel times, rates and booking terms!
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Ferries companies linking Paros to Santorini
The four main ferries companies
Did you plan to move from Paros to Santorini? 4 companies provide daily connections:
- Blue Star Ferries
- Seajets
- Golden Star Ferries
- Minoan Lines
What type of boat are we travelling on?
3 types of boats link between Paros and Santorini. This aspect is important because of the nature of the boat will depend on the duration of the journey and whether or not it is possible to carry a vehicle.
For vehicle transport, choose one Catamaran-car ferry (CC) or Car-ferry (CF). Golden Star Ferries and Blue Star Ferries offer ships of the latter category.
If you have to make the crossing without leaving your vehicle in Paros, make sure you don’t board a boat Catamaran simple which only carries passengers. Only Seajets offers a connection with a motor boat of this nature.
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Plan a ferry ride to Santorini with Direct Ferries
Photo credit: Flickr – Caroline Vincelet
Why choose Direct Ferries?
Unless you prefer to buy your tickets on site, at the port of Paros, for clarity and in order to benefit from the best rates, there are price comparison sites.
With the site Direct Ferries , you are in the configuration of the true comparator for marine connections. The grip is simple and the results are displayed clearly. You will not have to find the best way to your financial, material and time requirements.
Hours of Paros-Santorin connections
In order for you to organize upstream, here are some useful information about the schedules, so that you are not surprised, the day you book your tickets.
With Blue Star Ferries
- Monday to Saturday: 11.45 a.m. and 10 p.m.
- Sunday: 11.45 a.m. and 10.50 p.m.
With Seajets
- Monday to Sunday: 10:05 a.m., 10:05 a.m. and 2.20 p.m.
With Golden Star Ferries
- Monday to Sunday: 11.05 a.m. and 2.15 p.m.
With Minoan Lines
- Every day: 3:40 p.m. (Do not circulate on Wednesday)
Note : For ferries companies, the high season lasts 15 June to 15 September . It is best to consult the sites of the different companies in order to know the schedules of the low season. In addition, it is not uncommon for hours to be changed at the last minute or for connections to be deleted for meteorological reasons or as a result of a company’s cessation of activity.
Travel times
Getting around between Paros and Santorini is longer or less depending on the number of stops planned on the road map. For example, the link proposed by Seajets, which leaves at 10 a.m. in Paros and arrives at Santorini at 1520, makes stops in Naxos, Mykonos, Naxos, Koufonisi and Amorgos. On the contrary, the liaison of the same company, which leaves the port of Paros at 10:05, arrives at Thira at 11:55, after marking a single stop in Ios.
Therefore, the duration of the journeys may vary between 1h50 and 5h20 !
Note: The longest routes are not the cheapest!
The ticket rates to get from Paros to Santorini?
Adult bill : between 27 and 45 € on average.
If you plan to move from Paros to Santorini with your vehicle on board, know that the price of your ticket may vary from simple to quintuple. Indeed, while a crossing as a pedestrian will cost you about 30 euros, the journey will cost about 50€ with a motorcycle, 90€ with a Citroën C2 and 170€ with a BMW series Coupe. Therefore, it is important to have considered the issue of internal displacement in the islands, before looking at how you move between the islands.
How to book your ferry trip to Santorini from Paros?
Photo credit: Shutterstock / Robert Haasmann
Before anything, make sure to book your ticket in advance, if you want to benefit from the best prices.
On the Direct Ferries site, you will be first invited to indicate your departure and arrival ports, your crossing date, the number and age of passengers and the number of vehicles (and sometimes their nature and model).
Once your journey is selected, as well as your seat or cabin, you will need to communicate your name and first name, date of birth, telephone number, email address and, eventually, your postal address.
An email will be sent to you as a confirmation, along with your electronic ticket.
When moving from Paros to Santorini becomes a child game!
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