Island Hopping From Santorini

8 day trips from Santorini

Santorini's position in the southern Cyclades makes it an excellent base for island-hopping day trips.

Fast ferries connect Santorini to a dozen nearby islands, putting destinations like Ios, Naxos, Paros, and even tiny Folegandros within easy day-trip range.

Island Hopping From Santorini

Sunset over Naxos Chora with the Portara temple gate silhouetted against the sky Island Hopping

Santorini to Naxos Day Trip -- The Biggest Cycladic Island in a Day

Naxos is everything Santorini isn't -- wide sandy beaches, green mountains, ancient temples, and a Venetian old town tha...

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The Venetian castle of Naoussa with boats in the still harbour, Paros, Greece Island Hopping

Santorini to Paros Day Trip -- Cycladic Villages, Golden Beaches, and Naoussa

Paros is the quintessential Cycladic island -- whitewashed villages with blue shutters, golden sandy beaches, a fishing ...

2-3 hrs 4 min read
A house in the Kastro of Chora village on Ios island, Cyclades Island Hopping

Santorini to Ios Day Trip -- Party Island, Beautiful Beaches, and Homer's Grave

Ios is 35 minutes by fast ferry from Santorini -- close enough for a comfortable day trip to an island with some of the ...

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Boats moored in Mykonos harbour with the town behind Island Hopping

Santorini to Mykonos Day Trip -- Is It Actually Worth It?

Mykonos is about 2 hours by fast ferry from Santorini, and the idea of visiting both famous islands in one trip is tempt...

2 hrs 4 min read
Fishing boats moored in the harbour at Heraklion, Crete Island Hopping

Santorini to Crete Day Trip -- Is Greece's Biggest Island Worth a Day?

Crete is about 2 hours south of Santorini by fast ferry, and it's an entirely different world -- ancient palaces, proper...

2 hrs 5 min read
Sunset over the Chora of Folegandros island, Cyclades, Greece Island Hopping

Santorini to Folegandros Day Trip -- The Quiet Side of the Cyclades

Folegandros is one of those islands people describe as "what the Cyclades used to be like" -- a cliffside village with n...

40 min 5 min read
The small whitewashed village on Anafi island, Cyclades, Greece Island Hopping

Santorini to Anafi Day Trip -- The Most Remote Island You Can Reach in an Hour

Anafi is Santorini's closest neighbour to the east -- a volcanic island with empty beaches, one village, and almost no t...

1 hrs 5 min read
The village of Manolas on Thirassia island with the Santorini caldera behind Island Hopping

Thirassia Island Day Trip -- Santorini's Quiet Neighbour

Directly across the caldera from Santorini, close enough to see every detail of its cliff-face villages, Thirassia is wh...

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