There are 6 ways to get from Aswan to Crete by plane, train, subway, or car ferry
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Fly Aswan International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Aswan International Airport (ASW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ASW - HER
8h 38m€122–383Fly Aswan International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Aswan International Airport (ASW) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ASW - CHQ
10h 22m€143–482Train to Luxor, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Aswan to Luxortrain
- Fly from Luxor (LXR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LXR - HER
10h 16m€167–490Fly Aswan International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Aswan International Airport (ASW) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane ASW - JSH
11h 7m€151–472Fly Aswan International Airport to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Fly from Aswan International Airport (ASW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ASW - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
14h 40m€240–651Train to Luxor, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Aswan to Luxortrain
- Fly from Luxor (LXR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LXR - CHQ
12h 9m€188–579
Aswan International Airport (ASW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aswan to Crete is to fly which costs €120 - €390 and takes 8h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Aswan to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 38m and costs €120 - €390.
The distance between Aswan and Crete is 1484 km.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Aswan to Crete, including transfers.
There are 1979+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Aswan, Egypt and Crete, Greece?
Egyptair, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Aswan International Airport (ASW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Aswan International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cairo, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–800
Flights from Aswan International Airport to Chania International Airport via Cairo, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–800
Flights from Aswan International Airport to Chania International Airport via Cairo, Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Luxor to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
Flights from Aswan International Airport to Sitia Airport via Cairo, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Aswan International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Luxor to Chania International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Aswan International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Aswan International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cairo, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
Flights from Aswan International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cairo, Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Aswan International Airport to Chania International Airport via Cairo, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–800
- Phone
- 1661
- support@enr.gov.eg
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Aswan to Luxor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- €14–27
- 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/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–360
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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