How to get to Santorini in time for the big day?

As this is fairly small island we have two options – plane or ferry.

Santorini is a very popular travel destination so all tickets need to be booked early or we may not be able to get to the island on time. We would prefer not to think about consequences of not being able to book the flights – that would be far too stressful.

There is only one airport on the Island of Santorini, Thira and therefore there are only few options available:

1.If you would like to fly direct to Santorini then your choice is very limited:
• ThomasCook – flights from Gatwick
• Easy Jet – flights from Gatwick
• Norwegian Air – flights from Gatwick (On Saturdays)
This is our preferred way of travelling to Santorini, however flights will not be released until September/October 2013.

2. If you don’t mind taking connecting flights then you will have a slightly wider choice:
• There are regular flights to Santorini from Athens with Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines and AirSea Lines (the flight takes about 30 minutes).
• You can fly directly to Athens with EasyJet from Gatwick and Aegeanair from Stanstead.

3. You can always choose a third option and:
• fly with EasyJet to Athens and then take a ferry to Santorini
• fly with EasyJet to Mykonos and then take a ferry to Santorini
• fly with EasyJet to Heraklion and then take a ferry to Santorini

Where to stay before and after the big day?

Our Wedding Planners have very kindly supplied us with a list of hotels they recommend, we’ve listed their websites below:

Hotels in Fira and Firsotefani:
http://www.enigmahotel.com/
http://www.hotelketi.gr/
http://www.villailias.gr/
http://www.hotelketi.gr/
http://www.smaro-studios.gr/
http://www.homericpoems.gr/
http://www.dreamislandhotel.gr/
http://www.hotel-majestic.gr

Hotels in Kamari village:
http://www.belloniasvillas.com
http://www.hotel28santorini.com/
http://www.tamarix-santorini.com/
http://www.hotelanassa.gr/
http://www.aegeanplaza.gr
http://www.afroditivenushotel.gr/
http://www.boathousehotel.com
http://www.siderissunflower.gr/

Hotels in Perissa and Perivolos beach:
http://www.smaragdihotel.gr/
http://www.santorinizorzis.com
http://www.marilliavillage.com
http://www.meltemihotel.gr

By contacting Hotels direct we found we were able to receive a very competitive price, so if you find a hotel you like it may be best to drop them an email asking for their best rates.

We are in contact with a few other hotels that are not in this list, we would love it if people stayed at the same hotel as us so we can enjoy the trip even more, if you would like more information about these hotels please drop us an email