There are 8 ways to get from Astana to Crete by plane, train, bus, ferry, busferry, subway, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane NQZ - CHQ
15h 47m€193–640Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NQZ - HER
12h 43m€181–602Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Astana 1 to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Ankara bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Marmarisbus
- Take the ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry
5d 16h€322–523Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Saparzhai 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 Trabzon bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Trabzon to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
7d 3h€282–489Fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NQZ - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
19h 39m€429–899Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane NQZ - JSH
13h 52m€290–950Fly to Dalaman Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Dalaman Airport (DLM)plane NQZ - DLM
- Take the bus from Dalaman Havalimanı to Fethiye Otogarbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Sitiaferry
24h 39m€230–858Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Saparzhai 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 Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa to Marmarisbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry
7d 3h€297–511
Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Astana to Crete is to fly which costs €180 - €600 and takes 12h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Astana to Crete is to fly which takes 12h 43m and costs €180 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Astana station to Crete. However, there are services departing from Saparzhai bus station and arriving at Heraklion via Tashkent bus station, Krasnodar-1 Bus station, Trabzon, Istanbul and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7 days 3h.
The distance between Astana and Crete is 4159 km.
The best way to get from Astana to Crete without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 5 days 16h and costs €320 - €550.
It takes approximately 15h 47m to get from Astana to Crete, including transfers.
Astana to Crete bus services, operated by Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal, depart from Saparzhai bus station.
Astana to Crete bus services, operated by Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal, arrive at Tashkent bus station.
Crete is 3h behind Astana. It is currently 4:14 AM in Astana and 1:14 AM in Crete.
There are 2590+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Astana, Kazakhstan and Crete, Greece?
SCAT, Wizz Air, and six other airlines fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Chania International Airport via Izmir, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–500
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Dalaman Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–500
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Dalaman Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Dalaman Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–480
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Astana 1 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- €12–13
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- €19–22
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Astana 1 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- €27–40
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- €21–27
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- €8–11
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Petropavlovsk to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €280–390
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €70–95
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €90–130
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- OASA
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- OASA
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €87
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €87
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €87
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ankara to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €27–40
Bus from Trabzon to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €38–60
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €40–60
- Phone
- +7 (7172) 38-11-35
- admin@saparzhai.kz
- Website
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- UZ Trans
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- UZ Trans
- Schedules at
- Tashkent Bus Terminal
- Book at
- AvtoTicket
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- UZ Trans
- Schedules at
- Tashkent Bus Terminal
- Book at
- AvtoTicket
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Trabzon to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Istanbul to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- 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
- 4444801
- info@muttas.com.tr
- Website
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
Bus from Dalaman Havalimanı to Fethiye Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €42
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 600 00 10
- info@efetur.com.tr
- Website
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €54
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €36
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- Yeşil Marmaris Lines
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Sitia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Makri Travel
- Phone
- +30 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- Sea Dreams
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- Sea Dreams
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