There are 5 ways to get from Antalya to Crete by plane, bus, ferry, or busferry
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Fly Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AYT - HER
6h 43m€152–465Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry Bsf
16h 54m€103–201Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Antalya to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
37h 52m€146–229Bus, ferry to Rhodes International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodesferry
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane RHO - HER
8h 21m€106–195Fly Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AYT - CHQ
9h 47m€173–594
Antalya Airport (AYT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Antalya to Crete is to bus and ferry which costs €100 - €210 and takes 16h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Antalya to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs €150 - €470.
No, there is no direct bus from Antalya to Crete. However, there are services departing from Antalya and arriving at Heraklion via Keşan and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 52m.
The distance between Antalya and Crete is 551 km.
The best way to get from Antalya to Crete without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 16h 54m and costs €100 - €210.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Antalya to Crete, including transfers.
Antalya to Crete bus services, operated by Balikesir Uludağ, depart from Antalya station.
Antalya to Crete bus services, operated by Balikesir Uludağ, arrive at Keşan station.
There are 2973+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Antalya, Turkey and Crete, Greece?
Ulendo Airlink, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–330
Flights from Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Izmir, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- (0242) 331 40 81
- info@batiantalyatur.com.tr
- Website
- batiantalyatur.com.tr
Bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–10
- Schedules at
- batiantalyatur.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Antalya to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Keşan to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +90 252 612 99 19
- info@skymarineferries.com.tr
- Website
- skymarineferries.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–39
- Website
- https://www.skymarineferries.com.tr/en
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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