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Heraklion to Santorini (Thira)

2 operators run this water, from 1 h 35 to 3 h 15 — a difference of 1 h 40 on the same crossing.

Every way across

One row per operator and speed. Where a service is sold as fast and its average does not clear 45 km/h, the word appears in quotation marks — the boat is fast craft, the crossing is not.

SeaJets Heraklion → Santorini (Thira) fast crossing 1 h 35 "fast" daily
Blue Star Ferries Heraklion → Santorini (Thira) conventional crossing 3 h 15 rate not held

Other ways to reach Santorini (Thira)

If this crossing does not suit, these quays also reach Santorini (Thira) without a change. It is the question a single-route page cannot answer about itself and an atlas can.

Ios – Santorini (Thira) 40 min Blue Star Ferries, Cyclades Fast Ferries
Folegandros – Santorini (Thira) 45 min Cyclades Fast Ferries, SeaJets
Anafi – Santorini (Thira) 1 h 15 Blue Star Ferries
Katapola – Santorini (Thira) 1 h 15 SeaJets, Small Cyclades Lines
Naxos – Santorini (Thira) 1 h 25 Blue Star Ferries, Golden Star Ferries
Koufonissi – Santorini (Thira) 1 h 50 SeaJets
Paros – Santorini (Thira) 1 h 50 Blue Star Ferries, Golden Star Ferries
Milos – Santorini (Thira) 1 h 55 Cyclades Fast Ferries, SeaJets
Mykonos – Santorini (Thira) 2 h 20 Blue Star Ferries, Golden Star Ferries
Rethymno – Santorini (Thira) 2 h 20 SeaJets

And other ways to reach Heraklion

Sitia – Heraklion 2 h 15 Anek Lines, Blue Star Ferries
Anafi – Heraklion 2 h 55 Anek Lines, Blue Star Ferries
Ios – Heraklion 3 h 05 Blue Star Ferries, Cyclades Fast Ferries
Naxos – Heraklion 3 h 20 Blue Star Ferries, SeaJets
Paros – Heraklion 3 h 35 Cyclades Fast Ferries, Hellenic Seaways
Thira (Santorini) – Heraklion 3 h 44 Anek Lines
Katapola – Heraklion 4 h 07 SeaJets
Mykonos – Heraklion 4 h 20 Blue Star Ferries, Cyclades Fast Ferries
Folegandros – Heraklion 4 h 30 SeaJets
Milos – Heraklion 4 h 40 Anek Lines, Minoan Lines

Where else these quays go

Also from Heraklion

Anafi · Andros · Athens (Rafina) · Chalki · Diafani · Folegandros · Ios · Karpathos · Kasos · Katapola · Koufonissi · Limassol · Milos · Mykonos

Also from Santorini (Thira)

Anafi · Andros · Athens (Rafina) · Chalki · Diafani · Folegandros · Ios · Karpathos · Kasos · Katapola · Kea · Kimolos · Kos · Koufonissi

Which months this runs

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for the Heraklion–Santorini (Thira) crossing were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

What we do not know

No fares. The choice between SeaJets at 1 h 35 and Blue Star Ferries at 3 h 15 is mostly a price decision, and we hold no prices for either.

No departure times. A weekly rate is a lower bound on how often the crossing runs — never a clock.