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

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There are 7 ways to get from Astana to Crete by plane, train, bus, ferry, car ferry, or busferry

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

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    1. Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane NQZ - HER
    12h 3m
    €241–651

  2. Fly to Chania International Airport

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    1. Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane NQZ - CHQ
    14h 57m
    €192–790

  3. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Astana 1 to Petropavlovsktrain train
    2. Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Krasnodar 1train train
    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
    5d 15h
    €320–506

  4. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Saparzhai 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 20h
    €321–436

  5. Fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane NQZ - JSH
    28h 37m
    €210–900

  6. Fly to Santorini, car ferry

    1. Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane NQZ - JTR
    2. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    15h 55m
    €312–836

  7. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Saparzhai 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 İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus bus
    6. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    7d 5h
    €331–449

Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration14h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket€231Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Astana, Kazakhstan and Crete, Greece?

Air Astana, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.

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