santorini airport taxis

I got a taxi from the airport to Fira and it cost a little under 10
euros. Don't remember exactly. Kamari is about the same distance and
so would be about the same, but Perissa is considerably further.

Even so I wouldn't expect to get anywhere near a £50 transfer fee -
also of course a taxi would be quicker and you wouldn't have to hang
around waiting for other people.

Cheers
Alan


On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 22:25:00 +0100, "Linedancer" <me@>
wrote:

>tc wrote:
>> On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:35:30 +0100, "Linedancer" <me@>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> What could we approximately expect to pay for a taxi for two people
>>> from the airport to either Kamari or Perissa please ?
>>
>> I urge you to take a ferry into Santorini if you have the time rather
>> than flying. It's only four hours from Heraklion in Crete and the
>> sight of the Caldera from the ferry is magnificent!
>>
>> I have photos if you would like.
>>
>> Tony
>
>
>Thank you Tony, but we are flying from the UK direct to Santorini with the
>intention of going to Paros, the reason I asked was because the flights are
>so expensive, it would be cheaper to get a package holiday and use it as a
>base, and some tour operators actually charge £50 for the transfers from the
>airport, I wanted to compare the cost of taking a taxi independantly.
>
>We will be taking the ferry or fast speed boat to Paros so we will enjoy
>looking at the Caldera.

I haven't done the trip you are talking about, but going off Alan's 10 euors
to Fira, the map, and my experience of Greek taxi fares I wouldn't expect it
to be more than 15 euros to Perissa (each way). Kamari should be less than
10 euros, since it is a lot nearer the airport than Fira.

When you get to Santorini airport, look out for a board which will tell you
the price of a taxi to various places on the island - there usually is one
at Greek airports - and note how much it should be. This is because on the
islands the taxis don't often have meters and they will try to charge you
more than it should be.

Greecemad

<alanstpaulREMOVETHIS@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> I got a taxi from the airport to Fira and it cost a little under 10
> euros. Don't remember exactly. Kamari is about the same distance and
> so would be about the same, but Perissa is considerably further.
>
> Even so I wouldn't expect to get anywhere near a £50 transfer fee -
> also of course a taxi would be quicker and you wouldn't have to hang
> around waiting for other people.
>
> Cheers
> Alan
>
>
> On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 22:25:00 +0100, "Linedancer" <me@>
> wrote:
>
> >tc wrote:
> >> On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:35:30 +0100, "Linedancer" <me@>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> What could we approximately expect to pay for a taxi for two people
> >>> from the airport to either Kamari or Perissa please ?
> >>
> >> I urge you to take a ferry into Santorini if you have the time rather
> >> than flying. It's only four hours from Heraklion in Crete and the
> >> sight of the Caldera from the ferry is magnificent!
> >>
> >> I have photos if you would like.
> >>
> >> Tony
> >
> >
> >Thank you Tony, but we are flying from the UK direct to Santorini with
the
> >intention of going to Paros, the reason I asked was because the flights
are
> >so expensive, it would be cheaper to get a package holiday and use it as
a
> >base, and some tour operators actually charge £50 for the transfers from
the
> >airport, I wanted to compare the cost of taking a taxi independantly.
> >
> >We will be taking the ferry or fast speed boat to Paros so we will enjoy
> >looking at the Caldera.

When will you be on Santorini, Pat? Hubby and I will be there from 16th to
21st May before going to Naxos, then Paros.


Ruth

> Thank you Alan :-)
> That's what I needed to know.
> We haven't been on a package holiday for many years, we like to do our own
> thing, I am amazed at all the extra charges:
> (For two people)
> £24 to sit together guaranteed
> £24 meals
> £50 airport transfer
>
> Forget it :-(
> No prob sitting separate, taking a sandwich and getting a taxi
>
> Cheers
> Pat
>
>

We are going to be in Naoussa from 27th May until 3rd June. Looking forward
to going as we haven't been to these islands before. =)


Ruth

"Linedancer" <me@> wrote in message
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> >
> From the end of May probably for two weeks, we hope to spend most of it
in
> Naoussa (Paros)
>
> Pat
>
>