The 4 Best Santorini Bus Tours

1.Archaeological Bus Tour To Akrotiri Excavations & Red Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 280 reviews · 7 hours · from $57Our pick

Spend seven hours touring Santorini by air-conditioned bus with guides such as Tania, visiting Prophet Elias, Megalochori, Akrotiri Excavations, Red Beach, and Perissa or Perivolos Beach. Expect history, village time, volcanic scenery, and a separate guide inside Akrotiri.

“What a fantastic day out. Many thanks to Tanya and Dimitris. Great commentary and information and a really good mix of activities. Bad weather but the brilliant guide Tanya made up for this.”

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2.Archaeological Bus Tour to Akrotiri Excavations & Red Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 150 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $59

Spend 6 to 7 hours exploring southern Santorini with guide Tania or another English-speaking escort. Visit the 4,000-year-old Akrotiri excavations, Prophet Elias, Megalochori, Red Beach, and Perissa’s black-sand shore. Transfers are included, but the Akrotiri entrance fee and meals cost extra.

“Good day. Enjoyed all the stops. Very interesting. Tour guide was friendly. Pickup was easy. I liked seeing the typical Grecian town.”

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3.Sunset In Oia & Traditional Villages Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 54 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $49Best value

Explore Santorini with an English-speaking escort, stopping at a Byzantine church, Mesa Gonia, Pyrgos, and Oia. Tanya is one guide associated with this lively tour. Pickup is offered from several island areas, and you get about two and a half hours in Oia for sunset.

“Very busy but a perfect day for my son’s 18th. The tour guide was fantastic, funny and took lots of photos for everyone.”

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4.Full Day Boat Tour to Caldera Islands & Sunset in Oia by bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 19 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $68

Spend nine hours sailing across Santorini’s caldera, hiking Nea Kameni, swimming to Palea Kameni’s hot springs, exploring Thirassia, and watching sunset in Oia. Guide Ulysses has earned praise for his volcano history and humor. Shared transfers, a 5€ volcano fee, food, towels, and swimwear are separate.

“5 thumbs up to our guide Ulysses for guiding us through the volcano and sharing with us historical and geographical data about the island. Thanks for his patience and sense of humour. Even though we were surprised to be on our own during bus transfers and we got bored while waiting for sunset in Oia ( pronounce “e-I “)among masses of tourists, we’ve enjoyed that dynamic day hiking, swimming, cruising and marveling at instagrammable Santorini!”

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