Santorini (Thira) Kasos Ferries

The Santorini (Thira) Kasos ferry route connects Cyclades Islands with Dodecanese Islands and is currently operated by 2 ferry companies. The Anek Lines service runs up to 2 times per week with a sailing duration of around 13 hours 35 minutes while the Blue Star Ferries service runs up to 3 times per week with a duration from 5 hours 15 minutes.

So that’s a combined 5 sailings on offer per week on the Santorini (Thira) Kasos route between Cyclades Islands and Dodecanese Islands. Compare now and get the best fare at the time that you want to travel.

For more information, please visit our Ferries from Cyclades Islands to Dodecanese Islands page.

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Santorini (Thira) - Kasos Route summary
Departure Country	Greece
Destination Country	Greece
No. of Operators	2
Operators	Anek Lines & Blue Star Ferries
Average Price	61 €*
Average Weekly Sailings	2
Average Sailing Duration	7h 25m
Fastest Sailing Duration	5h 15m
First Ferry	01:00
Distance	103 nautical miles

* Prices subject to change, pricing is taken from last 30 days, last updated 2023-08-01.

Santorini (Thira) Guide

Located in the southern Aegean Sea is the Greek island of Santorini and lies around 200 km to the south east of the Greek mainland. It forms part of the Cycladic group of islands and is the only location in Europe to have a hot desert climate. A popular pastime for visitors to Santorini is to take a cruise to the island's three islets, which were created in ancient times during a volcanic eruption. The islets are called Nea Kammeni, Palea Kammeni and Thirassia and provide an excellent vantage point for visitors to see the volcano, being located to the west of the island. The island's capital is Fira and is full of typical Cycladic houses with whitewashed walls, blue domed churches and stepped streets full of shops, cafes, restaurants and bars.

The island of Santorini has two ports. The main port is Athinios, where all the ferry and commercial boats arrive. There is also the Old Port which is mostly used for cruise ships. From the main port, ferries can be taken to Piraeus, Rafina and to the other islands in the Cyclades. Both conventional and high speed ferries operate on these routes.

Kasos Guide

The Greek island of Kasos is the most southerly of the Dodecanese group of islands and has a history that is closely associated with the nearby island of Crete. The island's first inhabitants are thought to have been the Phoenicians, while Homer included the island as one of the islands that participated in the Trojan War. The small island had a significant naval presence and used its fleet to take part in the Revolution in 1821 which unfortunately resulted in its complete destruction by the Turks in 1824.

The island's more recent history is linked to the rest of the islands in the Dodecanese until they were all unified with Greece in 1948. Many of island's residents, and those of Karpathos, emigrated to America and Egypt, where they worked on the construction of the Suez Canal in the middle of the 19th century.

Kasos can be reached by ferry from Piraeus, Crete (Siteia, Aghios Nikolaos), Rhodes, Halki and Karpathos.