There are 9 ways to get from Almaty to Crete by plane, bus, ferry, train, subway, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)ALA - CHQ
13h 44m€176–708Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Ankara bus station
- Take the bus from Ankara to Marmaris
- Take the ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
6d 1h€259–270Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Ershov
- Take the train from Ershov to Krasnodar 1
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Ankara bus station
- Take the bus from Ankara to Marmaris
- Take the ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
6d 7h€392–583Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Sitia Airport (JSH)ALA - JSH
13h 39m€280–1,100Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)ALA - HER
12h 11m€189–666Fly to Dalaman Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Dalaman Airport (DLM)ALA - DLM
- Take the bus from Dalaman Havalimanı to Marmaris Otogar
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Sitia
23h 38m€225–393Fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)ALA - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
21h 2m€361–546Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chisnau Gara Nord to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
6d 1h€401–736Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Giresun
- Take the bus from Giresun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
6d 5h€270–342
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Crete is to bus and ferry which costs €250 - €270 and takes 6 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Crete is to fly which takes 12h 11m and costs €180 - €700.
No, there is no direct bus from Almaty station to Crete. However, there are services departing from Almaty Sayran Bus Station and arriving at Heraklion via Tashkent bus station, Krasnodar-1 Bus station, Giresun bus station, Istanbul Esenler Otogari and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 days 5h.
The distance between Almaty and Crete is 4585 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Crete without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 6 days 1h and costs €250 - €270.
It takes approximately 13h 44m to get from Almaty to Crete, including transfers.
Almaty to Crete bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, depart from Almaty Sayran Bus Station.
Almaty to Crete bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, arrive at Tashkent bus station.
Crete is 3h behind Almaty. It is currently 6:11 PM in Almaty and 3:11 PM in Crete.
There are 2537+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Crete, Greece?
LOT, Wizz Air, and four other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalaman Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalaman Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalaman Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–330
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- €170–240
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- €230–330
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–350
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- €180–250
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- €250–350
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Ershov to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €160–230
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €35–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €45–70
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €87
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Giresun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €94
- Schedules at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €15–19
- Phone
- 4444801
- info@muttas.com.tr
- Website
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
Bus from Dalaman Havalimanı to Marmaris Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- €150
- Children
- €75
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chisnau Gara Nord to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Giresun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0462 325 22 83
- Website
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Giresun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- https://www.yesilmarmarislines.com/
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Rhodes to Sitia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- seadreams.gr
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €97–100
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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