There are 8 ways to get from Astana to Crete by plane, train, bus, ferry, subway, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly to Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane NQZ - JSH
19h 2m€200–900Fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane NQZ - CHQ
14h 57m€182–790Train, 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 Giresunbus
- Take the bus from Giresun bus station to Marmaris bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry
5d 12h€309–480Bus, 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 Manavgatbus
- Take the bus from Manavgat to Marmarisbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry
6d 20h€303–405Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NQZ - HER
13h 18m€231–701Fly 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 car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
21h 39m€364–899Fly 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 Marmaris Otogarbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Sitiaferry
24h 35m€267–468Bus, 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 Giresunbus
- Take the bus from Giresun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
7d 1h€326–423
Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Sitia Airport (JSH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Astana to Crete is to bus and ferry which costs €300 - €410 and takes 6 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Astana to Crete is to fly which takes 13h 18m and costs €230 - €700.
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, Giresun bus station, Istanbul and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7 days 1h.
The distance between Astana and Crete is 4021 km.
The best way to get from Astana to Crete without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 5 days 12h and costs €300 - €480.
It takes approximately 19h 2m 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 9:39 PM in Astana and 6:39 PM in Crete.
There are 2821+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Astana, Kazakhstan and Crete, Greece?
Air Astana, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Sitia Airport (JSH) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Sitia Airport via Larnaca, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Batumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Athens International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Dalaman Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Athens International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Dalaman Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–900
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Dalaman Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana 1 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- €9–13
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- €7–11
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana 1 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- €24–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- €15–22
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- €6–9
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Petropavlovsk to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €270–390
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €70–95
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €90–130
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Giresun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €96
- Schedules at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Manavgat
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €96
- Schedules at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Giresun bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Giresun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Manavgat to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 4444801
- info@muttas.com.tr
- Website
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
Bus from Dalaman Havalimanı to Marmaris Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Schedules at
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
- Phone
- 0462 325 22 83
- Website
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Giresun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- 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
- +30 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- seadreams.gr
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Rhodes to Sitia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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