There are 5 ways to get from Algiers to Crete by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or train
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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
9h 38m€81–321Car 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 Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniabusferry
- Take the bus from Chania to Heraklionbus
3d 5h€455–524Fly Houari Boumediene Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ALG - CHQ
10h 32m€117–470Train to Ain Arnat Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Agha to Setiftrain
- Fly from Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane QSF - HER
16h 7m€299–864Fly Houari Boumediene Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane ALG - JSH
12h 17m€120–550
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 €80 - €330 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Algiers to Crete is to fly which takes 9h 38m and costs €80 - €330.
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 and bus and ferry which takes 3 days 5h and costs €450 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Algiers to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h ahead of Algiers. It is currently 1:03 AM in Algiers and 2:03 AM in Crete.
There are 2691+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Algiers, Algeria and Crete, Greece?
Air Algérie, ITA Airways, and six 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 Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Ain Arnat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Ain Arnat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Ain Arnat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Chania International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Ain Arnat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Chania International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Houari Boumediene Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Phone
- (213) 21 71 15 10
- contact@sntf.dz
- Website
- sntf.dz
Train from Agha to Setif
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- sntf.dz
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Bus from Chania to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- 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
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