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How to get fromAlmaty to Creteby plane, bus, ferry, train, subway, car ferry or busferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Almaty to Crete by plane, bus, ferry, train, subway, car ferry, or busferry

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  1. Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane ALA - HER
    13h 16m
    €233–866

  2. Fly to Sitia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane ALA - JSH
    19h 19m
    €220–950

  3. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Samsun bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Samsun bus station to Marmaris bus stationbus bus
    5. Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry ferry
    6. Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry ferry
    6d
    €295–406

  4. Train, bus, ferry via Giresun

    1. Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain train
    2. Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Giresunbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Giresun bus station to Marmaris bus stationbus bus
    5. Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry ferry
    6. Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry ferry
    6d
    €455–763

  5. Fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane ALA - CHQ
    13h 49m
    €253–771

  6. Fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    1. Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane ALA - ATH
    2. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway subway
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry car ferry
    4. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    21h 17m
    €374–844

  7. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Giresunbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Giresun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Istanbul to Thessaloníkibus bus
    6. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    6d 5h
    €315–414

  8. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Almaty 2 to Ershovtrain train
    2. Take the train from Ershov to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Manavgatbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Manavgat to Marmarisbus bus
    5. Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry ferry
    6. Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry ferry
    6d 7h
    €429–727

Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration15h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€232Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Crete, Greece?

Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.

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