There are 5 ways to get from Algiers to Crete by plane, car ferry, bus, or busferry
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Fly Houari Boumediene Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ALG - HER
8h 3m€141–461Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Algiers to Vieux Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeusbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
3d 4h€569–859Bus to Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Algiers to Béjaïabus
- Fly from Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BJA - HER
13h 14m€176–663Fly Houari Boumediene Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane ALG - JSH
12h 22m€160–480Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Algiers to Vieux Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 9h
Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Algiers to Crete is to fly which costs €140 - €470 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Algiers to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs €140 - €470.
The distance between Algiers and Crete is 2004 km.
The best way to get from Algiers to Crete without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 3 days 4h and costs €550 - €900.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Algiers to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 2h ahead of Algiers. It is currently 5:20 AM in Algiers and 7:20 AM in Crete.
There are 2960+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Algiers, Algeria and Crete, Greece?
ITA Airways, Air Algérie, and three other airlines fly from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Sitia Airport via Tunis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–480
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Sitia Airport via Valencia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Sitia Airport via Marseille, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–480
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- (213) 21 77 00 66
- contact@sogral.dz
- Website
- sogral.dz
Bus from Algiers to Béjaïa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–180
- Schedules at
- sogral.dz
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +213 (0)21 64 43 77 / 78
- contact@algerieferries.dz
- Website
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Algiers to Vieux Port
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €262
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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