Ferry from Santorini to Naxos

Ferry from Santorini to Naxos at a glance

Everything travellers ask about the ferry from Santorini to Naxos in one place. Blue Star Ferries, SeaJets sail the route on high-speed (1.5 h) and conventional (2 h), with a crossing time of about 1 hour 30 minutes, several a day. Boats leave from Athinios port and arrive at Naxos port. Haqqi Tours offers the ticket with or without a vehicle, and confirms the sailing, the seats and the cost on WhatsApp before you commit to anything.

• Route: Santorini to Naxos (about 75 km by sea)
• Operator: Blue Star Ferries, SeaJets
• Crossing time: about 1 hour 30 minutes
• Vessels: high-speed (1.5 h) and conventional (2 h)
• Frequency: several a day
• Departure port: Athinios port
• Arrival port: Naxos port
• Vehicles: cars and motorbikes carried on the car ferries
• Booking: form on this page, confirmation in the WhatsApp chat, electronic ticket by message

Return ferry from Naxos to Santorini

The Naxos to Santorini ferry is the same crossing in reverse, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Haqqi Tours provides the return ticket in the same conversation; if the return date is not fixed, an open return on the same operator keeps it flexible.

How much does the ferry from Santorini to Naxos cost?

"How much is the ferry ticket from Santorini to Naxos?" has several answers, because the operators price the slow boat and the fast boat differently, charge separately for vehicles and cabins, and raise fares in high season. Haqqi Tours can provide the current cost for your date and party - foot passengers, car, seats or cabin - shortly afterwards of receiving the form, and tells you which sailing is the best value.

What we include in the price we send: the ticket for each passenger, the vehicle if you bring one, any reserved seat or cabin you asked for, port taxes, and our service - checking the timetable, booking, sending the e-ticket and answering questions before and during the crossing.

Cheapest ferry ticket from Santorini to Naxos: how to pay less

The cheapest ferry ticket from Santorini to Naxos is normally on the conventional ferry, booked early, on a weekday outside the peak weeks. These are the rules our team applies:

• Price the crossing with and without the car - for two people a rental at the other end is sometimes cheaper
• Book the return with the outbound - open returns and round-trip fares are cheaper on many operators
• Ask about children's, student and resident fares, and about vehicle offers outside high season
• Choose the conventional ferry over the high-speed boat when time allows - it is cheaper, steadier and often more scenic
• Book early for July, August, Easter and holiday weekends, when sailings sell out and fares rise
• Travel on a weekday - Friday and Sunday sailings carry the highest fares

We answer "what is the cheapest way to get from Santorini to Naxos by ferry?" many times a day; the answer for your dates comes back through WhatsApp with the booking ready to confirm.

How to book ferry tickets from Santorini to Naxos with Haqqi Tours

The easiest way to book a ferry from Santorini to Naxos is to let a person do it. The form asks for the essentials; the details - a car and its length, a cabin, a pushchair, a pet, a connection on arrival - you tell us by WhatsApp when we message you to confirm. We provide the ticket, explain check-in at Athinios port and stay reachable during the crossing.

• Step 1 - complete the form: date, one-way or return, adults and children
• Step 2 - we message you on WhatsApp with the sailings, vessels, seats or cabins and the cost
• Step 3 - you confirm the sailing you prefer and we arrange payment in the same chat
• Step 4 - we issue the e-ticket and send it; we stay in touch until you land in Naxos

Haqqi Tours also provides what happens around the ferry: a private transfer from your hotel to Athinios port with the luggage, a driver waiting at Naxos port, and tours in Naxos. Mention it in the WhatsApp chat and it goes on the same confirmation.

Timetable and season of the Santorini to Naxos ferry

Several a day - that is how often the ferry from Santorini to Naxos runs, with more departures in summer and fewer, sometimes weather-dependent, in winter. Allow about 1 hour 30 minutes at sea plus check-in at the port. Timetables change between seasons, so we send the exact departures for the date you travel rather than a list that may be out of date.

For a connection at Naxos - a flight, a train or another ferry - let us know and we choose a sailing with a comfortable margin.

Departure: Athinios port

Your crossing starts at Athinios port. Large ports have several gates and the boarding gate is announced on the boards and on the ticket; we send the gate and the check-in time with your confirmation. Local buses run from Fira to the villages and beaches but not from the airport or the port to hotels, and the roads are narrow and steep; nearly every visitor arrives by pre-booked car, and the desk also arranges the port transfer for ferry days.

• Foot passengers: at the port 45-60 minutes before departure; vehicles 60-90 minutes
• Keep the electronic ticket and the ID or passport used for booking together
• Luggage is carried free within the shipping line's limits; large bags go on the racks or the car deck
• Cafés, kiosks and waiting halls at Athinios port; some fast boats board only minutes before sailing

Arrival: Naxos port

You step off at Naxos port, close to Apeiranthos and the mountain villages and Chora and the harbour. Ferries from Piraeus take three and a half to five hours, and Paros is under an hour away; short flights link Naxos Airport with Athens. Local buses serve Chora, the west coast beaches and the main villages, but taxis are few in high season, so a private car is easiest with luggage or for the mountain villages. If you would rather not think about it, we book a driver to meet the ferry and take you to the door of your accommodation.

Arriving late? We note your arrival and, if you have booked a transfer, the driver tracks the ferry, so a delay costs you nothing.

On board the Santorini to Naxos ferry: seats, cabins, cars and luggage

What is the Santorini to Naxos ferry like on board? High-speed (1.5 h) and conventional (2 h), with airline-style seats, lounges, a café or restaurant and open decks on the larger ships; overnight vessels add cabins with beds and showers. Cars, motorbikes and bicycles travel on the vehicle deck and you go up to the passenger decks for the crossing. Luggage is not weighed; you keep it with you or on the racks. Haqqi Tours explains the seat and cabin options for the exact ship you are booking so you pay for what you will use.

• Seats: economy, airline-style, lounge and business on the fast boats; deck seats on the slow ferries
• Cabins with beds and showers on overnight sailings - two to four berths
• Café, bar or restaurant on most vessels; open decks on the conventional ferries
• Vehicles on the car deck - give us the car's length and height when booking

Things to do in Naxos after the ferry

Naxos is the largest and greenest of the Cyclades, with the Portara gate, mountain villages and long sandy beaches. Arriving by sea puts you in the middle of it: the marble village of Apeiranthos, the Byzantine churches of Halki, Agios Prokopios beach, Plaka beach and boat trips to the Small Cyclades are all reachable from Naxos port. For the first meal, try kefalotyri pies from the mountain villages, fresh grilled fish by the harbour and loukoumades, honey-soaked doughnuts.

If you want the days in Naxos organised - a driver, a boat trip, timed entry tickets - we do that too. Mention it through WhatsApp.

Best time to take the ferry from Santorini to Naxos

May to June and September to early October are the best months; July and August are hot, crowded and windy with the meltemi, and many hotels and seasonal ferries stop from November to March. On the water, the season shows in sea conditions and availability more than in comfort: book early for summer, Easter and holiday weekends between Santorini and Naxos, and choose morning sailings when the wind is forecast.

Ferry or flight from Santorini to Naxos?

For most passengers on this route the ferry is the better way: it leaves from the port in Santorini and lands you in Naxos itself, carries as much luggage as you can wheel and the car, and turns the journey into part of the holiday. A flight only wins when the crossing is long and time is short. Haqqi Tours arranges flights too, and says honestly which is better for your dates.

Why book your Santorini to Naxos ferry ticket with Haqqi Tours

Booking with Haqqi Tours means the ferry ticket from Santorini to Naxos is one message away, not one website away. We compare, we book, we send the ticket, and we stay reachable. Add a transfer or a tour and the whole journey sits on one confirmation. Fill in the form to start.