Shore excursions
Trips to Fira
- Scenic Santorini and Oia Village $145 a person · 4 hours
- Volcano, Hot Springs and Thirassia $80 a person · 6 hours
- Santorini Oia and Fira Highlights with Boat Transfer from Old Port $129 a person · 4 hours 30 minutes
Booked with our partner Shore Excursions Group
Fira
Fira is the capital of Santorini, a white town of cobblestone streets stacked on the caldera rim. Shops, tavernas, hotels and cafes line the lanes, and most visitors come up from the old port.
About Fira
Fira is the capital of Santorini, built in white cobblestone streets that cling to the caldera rim about 275 meters above its port. It is the island's hub, and public buses use it to reach the smaller towns. Its lanes are full of shops, tavernas, hotels and cafes.
A visit usually starts at the old port, with the cable car going up in about three minutes. Walk the shopping lanes, stop at a taverna or cafe, and look for the 3 Bells of Fira Church on the route toward Firostefani. The walk along the caldera to Oia is a longer day on its own.
- About 275 m Height above the old port
- About 3 minutes Cable car ride up
- 588 steps Climb from the old port
What you can do in Fira
Trips that go to Fira
Booked with our partner Shore Excursions Group. Prices are per person.
Volcano, Hot Springs and Thirassia
Santorini Oia and Fira Highlights with Boat Transfer from Old Port
Goes to Fira, Oia, Santorini Cable Car
Private Best of Santorini with Lunch
Goes to Fira, Oia, Kamari beach
Private Santorini Evening Photo Shoot Walk in Fira
Goes to Fira
Santorini Night Hike, Dinner and Wine Tasting
Goes to Fira, Oia, Fira to Oia caldera trail
Getting there, cost and time
The Santorini Cable Car runs from the Old Port up to Fira in about three minutes.
A fee applies for each cable car ride, one way; donkey and walking the steps are not paid for by the ticket.
Good to know
- The steps from the old port are narrow in parts with low walls, so comfortable shoes are needed.
- Low season buses run less often and end early, so check the last bus before heading back down.
- Ferry and cruise shuttle service can be delayed or cancelled in bad weather, especially in winter.
Near Fira
Santorini Cable Car
A three-minute cable car ride up the caldera cliffs from the Old Port to Fira, the island's capital. The car gives wide views of the sea and the whitewashed houses above.
Imerovigli
Imerovigli is a village on the caldera rim just above Fira, and it is the highest point of the cliffs. People come for the views over the water and the town below.
Fira to Oia caldera trail
A walking route along the caldera rim from Fira to Oia, mixing cobbled village alleys with gravel and cliff paths. It takes in the caldera views the island is known for.
Nea Kameni
Nea Kameni is a small, uninhabited volcanic islet in the flooded Santorini caldera. Visitors land at a jetty and climb rocky slopes to look into the smoking crater.
Sailings that stop in Santorini
873 sailings on 19 cruise lines call here in the next twelve months. Totals are for two guests, taxes included.
Explora II
Viking Libra
Celestyal Discovery
Sources: Santorini Cable Car · Thira Municipal Port Fund · Ancient Thera, Wikipedia · Kamari, Wikipedia · Nea Kameni, Wikipedia · Perissa, Santorini, Wikipedia
Photo: Norbert Nagel, CC BY-SA 3.0