There are 9 ways to get from Almaty to Crete by plane, train, bus, ferry, subway, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly to Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane ALA - JSH
19h 39m€240–800Fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ALA - CHQ
18h 49m€222–718Train, bus, ferry via Samsun
- 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€460–772Bus, 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 Eskisehir bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Eskişehir 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 5h€302–400Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ALA - HER
13h 6m€248–882Fly 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 car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
19h 37m€429–889Fly to Santorini, car ferry
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Santorini (JTR)plane ALA - JTR
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
16h 57m€317–1,101Bus, 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 Samsun bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
6d 9h€322–442Train, bus, ferry
- 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 Eskisehir bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Eskişehir 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 12h€447–737
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Sitia Airport (JSH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Crete is to bus and ferry which costs €300 - €400 and takes 6 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Crete is to fly which takes 13h 6m and costs €240 - €900.
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, Samsun bus station, Istanbul Esenler Otogari and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 days 9h.
The distance between Almaty and Crete is 4419 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Crete without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Samsun which takes 6 days 3h and costs €460 - €800.
It takes approximately 19h 39m 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 2h behind Almaty. It is currently 6:06 AM in Almaty and 4:06 AM in Crete.
There are 3002+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Crete, Greece?
Air Astana, Aegean Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Sitia Airport (JSH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sitia Airport via Tbilisi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sitia Airport via Erevan, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sitia Airport via Podgorica, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sitia Airport via Larnaca, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Erevan, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Athens International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Santorini via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sitia Airport via Tbilisi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tbilisi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Tbilisi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Santorini via Tbilisi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–360
- 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)
- €190–260
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- €260–360
Train from Almaty 2 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- 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 Saratov 1 Pass to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €160–220
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €35–50
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €50–70
Train from Ershov to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €170–250
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €40–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €55–80
- 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/
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €97
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Eskisehir bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €97
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Eskişehir bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- 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
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- 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
- €66
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €30–50
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 0462 325 22 83
- Website
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- 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
- +30 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- seadreams.gr
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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