There are 7 ways to get from Antalya to Crete by bus, ferry, plane, or busferry
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Bus, ferry to Rhodes International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- 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 29m€77–184Bus, ferry via Fethiye
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€65–76Bus, 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€147–216Fly Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AYT - HER
7h 23m€132–284Fly Antalya Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane AYT - JSH
12h 7m€181–443Fly Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AYT - CHQ
9h 57m€163–363Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Antalya to Marmarisbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry Bsf
18h 53m€90
Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Antalya to Crete is to bus and ferry via Fethiye which costs €60 - €80 and takes 16h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Antalya to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 23m and costs €130 - €290.
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 582 km.
The best way to get from Antalya to Crete without a car is to bus and ferry via Fethiye which takes 16h 54m and costs €60 - €80.
It takes approximately 8h 29m 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.
Crete is 1h behind Antalya. It is currently 9:44 AM in Antalya and 8:44 AM in Crete.
There are 2631+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Antalya, Turkey and Crete, Greece?
Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Izmir, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sitia Airport via Sofia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sitia Airport via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–470
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sitia Airport via Sofia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Antalya Airport to Sitia Airport via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–8
- Schedules at
- batiantalyatur.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Antalya to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Antalya to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.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
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Antalya to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28
- 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 24 50 20
- 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
- €26
- 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/
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