There are 9 ways to get from Almaty to Crete by plane, train, bus, ferry, busferry, subway, or car ferry
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Fly to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ALA - CHQ
17h 59m€195–584Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Samsun bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Samsun bus station to Marmaris bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry
6d 3h€444–765Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Trabzon bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Trabzon to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
6d 7h€291–448Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ALA - HER
12h 16m€197–641Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane ALA - JSH
20h 14m€310–1,100Fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ALA - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
20h 7m€412–975Fly to Dalaman Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Dalaman Airport (DLM)plane ALA - DLM
- Take the bus from Dalaman Havalimanı to Marmaris Otogarbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Sitiaferry
26h 53m€300–657Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa to Marmarisbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry
6d 8h€306–470Train, bus, ferry via Ankara
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Ershovtrain
- Take the train from Ershov to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Ankara bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Marmarisbus
- Take the ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry
6d 8h€454–758
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Crete is to bus and ferry which costs €300 - €470 and takes 6 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Crete is to fly which takes 12h 16m and costs €190 - €650.
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, Trabzon, Istanbul and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 days 7h.
The distance between Almaty and Crete is 4585 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Crete without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 6 days 3h and costs €440 - €800.
It takes approximately 17h 59m 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 5:44 PM in Almaty and 2:44 PM in Crete.
There are 2576+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Crete, Greece?
LOT, Wizz Air, and seven other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Izmir, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Erevan, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sitia Airport via Tbilisi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,100
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalaman Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalaman Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalaman Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–460
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Tbilisi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tbilisi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sitia Airport via Tbilisi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,100
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalaman Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–490
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–330
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- €180–250
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- €250–330
Train from Almaty 2 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–320
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- €170–240
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- €240–320
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €140–200
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €30–45
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €45–65
Train from Ershov to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €150–220
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €35–50
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €50–70
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- OASA
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- OASA
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Samsun bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- UZ Trans
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €69
- Website
- UZ Trans
- Schedules at
- Tashkent Bus Terminal
- Book at
- AvtoTicket
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €69
- Website
- UZ Trans
- Schedules at
- Tashkent Bus Terminal
- Book at
- AvtoTicket
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Trabzon to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €38–60
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €40–60
Bus from Ankara to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €27–40
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Trabzon to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Istanbul to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- 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
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 600 00 10
- info@efetur.com.tr
- Website
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €54
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €36
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- Sea Dreams
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- Sea Dreams
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- Sea Dreams
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- Sea Dreams
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Sitia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- Seajets
Ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- Yeşil Marmaris Lines
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