CruiseCat99 Posted August 25, 2018 #1 Share Posted August 25, 2018 We are trying to avoid tours and are wondering if it is possible to get a public bus, taxi, or whatever to get to and from Thera/Oia?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted August 26, 2018 #2 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Yes, there are buses and taxis that run from Fira to Oia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted August 26, 2018 #3 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Additionally there is an option to take a boat from the tendering point below Fira over to Oia, with an included return by bus from Oia to Fira. All of these options are pretty regularly discussed on this board if you want more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bull Posted August 26, 2018 #4 Share Posted August 26, 2018 A concern with taking the bus is whether there'll be room on the buses from Oia back to Fira. Word was (is?) that you can be seriously delayed by lines waiting for buses. The ticket for ferry/speedboat/call-it-what-you-will from the tender jetty to Oia includes a short bus hop up the steep hill from the little harbour to Oia village, but I've read from a number of contributors that for the past couple of years it has not included the bus back to Fira. All second-hand information but worth digging deeper. Safest bet is to take a van "tour". In this instance "tour" means little more than a two-way transfer - you're dropped in Oia and collected 90? 120? minutes later & taken back to Fira (IIRC on the way back we had a 10/15 minute stop by the iconic blue domes). You can buy your tickets for the next available "tour" from bars & other outlets in Fira. I don't recall the cost - more than local buses of course but it wasn't expensive. JB :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseCat99 Posted August 26, 2018 Author #5 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Thanks for the replies. Time isn’t a worry since the ship is in port until midnight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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