The promenade
Kamari’s car-free seafront runs the length of the beach — the best stretch on the island for an unhurried dinner with your feet nearly in the sand.
Black-sand resort
Fira to Kamari bus: timetable, fare and return times
Fira ↔ Kamari is a current published corridor with directional departure lists. It is among the shortest hops in the network — and among the most useful in beach season.
By bus
Getting to Kamari
Fira ↔ Kamari is a current published corridor with directional departure lists. It is among the shortest hops in the network — and among the most useful in beach season.
- Ordinary fare listed by KTEL: €2.20.
- Departures are published from each end — check the correct column for your direction.
- In high season, buses to the beach fill around late morning; earlier rides are calmer.
Source: KTEL Thiras / Santorini Public Buses: Interactive route table (updated 18 May 2026) () · KTEL Thiras / Santorini Public Buses: Printable current timetable () · KTEL Thiras / Santorini Public Buses: Official fare table ()
Check current Fira–Kamari timesBefore you go
Take this route offline
Take the route and return guidance for this destination offline. Recheck the official timetable on your travel day because published departures change with the season.
Worth your time
What Kamari does best
Kamari is where Santorini goes flat: a dark volcanic-sand beach stretching beneath the limestone bulk of Mesa Vouno, backed by a genuinely pleasant pedestrian promenade of tavernas and shops. It is the island’s most complete beach resort — and one of the corridors KTEL publishes from Fira.
Open-air cinema
A garden cinema screening films under the stars on summer evenings is Kamari’s quiet institution. Check the season’s programme locally.
Ancient Thera above
On the ridge of Mesa Vouno sit the ruins of the classical city of Thera — temples, an agora and cliff-edge views over both coasts. It is reached by a switchback road or a steep footpath from Kamari.
Good to know
- Black sand gets scorching by midday — bring sandals for the walk to the water.
- The beach is organised: sunbeds and umbrellas are rentals from the adjacent tavernas.
- Heading back for a Fira sunset dinner? Note the last published departure before you order dessert.
Keep exploring
More places the buses reach
Caldera village Oia The postcard village at the island’s northern tip — blue domes, white lanes, and the sunset everyone queues for. Plan the ride 
The island hub Fira Santorini’s capital and the centre of its bus network — every published corridor starts and ends here. Plan the ride 
South-coast beach Perissa Kamari’s laid-back sibling on the other side of the mountain — a huge black beach with a backpacker soul. Plan the ride