Cheap Flights from Edinburgh to Santorini (Thira)

Planning your visit to Santorini

Need help planning your visit to Santorini? Visit our guide to holidays in Santorini for ideas and inspiration on where to stay, what to do and where to eat.

Flight Information

Frequent flights take travellers from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Santorini International Airport (JTR). If you're looking for cheap flights from Edinburgh to Santorini, you should consider flights on Aegean Airways, Ryanair, and British Airways.

Another available option is easyJet. Direct flights from Edinburgh to Santorini are not available. However, you have multiple options to get cheap flights from Edinburgh to Santorini. Many people fly into Athens International Airport (ATH) and get a connecting flight to Santorini.

Luckily, for people looking for flights from Athens to Santorini, there are many carriers available. The most popular of these is Aegean Airways.

Flying to Santorini 

Edinburgh Airport has one terminal for domestic flights and international flights. There are newsagents, a Starbucks and Costa Coffee, as well as Wetherspoons bar restaurants. There are also a large number of shops like Max Mara, Next, Dixons and Rolling Luggage.

It is a good idea to arrive two hours before any international flight. You'll have to go through customs, which can take a while. Remember to have your passport handy for this part of your trip.

Santorini is a fairly small airport, and it only has one terminal. There is a small café and a duty-free shop in the terminal. There are also many vending machines available.

What to Expect When Arriving in Santorini

The transportation options available at the Santorini International Airport include taxis and buses. These vehicles are available directly outside the baggage claim area. Visitors can also arrange car hire before they travel.

Costs in Santorini

Visitors on cheap flights from Edinburgh to Santorini will be pleasantly surprised at the relatively low cost of meals and hotels. The cost of living is much lower in Santorini. Hotels cost roughly 25 percent less while meals can be as much half the cost in Edinburgh.

Santorini Time Zone

Travellers from Edinburgh to Santorini won’t need to worry about jet lag or adjusting to vast time differences. Santorini is two hours later than Edinburgh, which isn’t very difficult to adjust to. This makes Santorini a more attractive destination than many other warm and sunny places with more significant time differences.

Santorini Weather

The weather in Santorini is almost always warm and sunny, which is far removed from Edinburgh's cold and rainy climate. Edinburgh can see temperatures in the single digits or even lower during the coldest months. In the summer, Edinburgh’s temperatures can climb up to 25 °C. Santorini, on the other hand, sees fairly stable temperatures in the low 20s °C year-round.

Santorini gets about 50 percent less rain than Edinburgh, with most days being clear and sunny. Santorini's weather is fairly consistent, but winters are just slightly cooler and drier. The weather is still great, and many people choose to come to enjoy the winter sunshine.