There are 9 ways to get from Batumi to Crete by plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, car, shuttle, or busferry
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Fly Batumi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BUS - HER
11h 9m€144–455Shuttle to Kutaisi International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Batumi Gogebashvili St to Kutaisi Airport
- Fly from Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane KUT - HER
10h 6m€85–351Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Batumi Central to Izmir Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadasıbus
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Port of Patmosferry
- Take the ferry from Patmos to Naxosferry Bsf
- Take the carferry from Naxos to Heraklion Portcarferry
38h 35m€176–513Drive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Batumi to Port of Bodrumcar
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Lerosferry
- Take the ferry from Leros to Naxosferry Bsf
- Take the carferry from Naxos to Heraklion Portcarferry
32h 8m€349–609Fly Batumi International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BUS - CHQ
10h 28m€205–599Shuttle to Kutaisi International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Batumi Gogebashvili St to Kutaisi Airport
- Fly from Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane KUT - CHQ
11h 35m€111–459Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Batumi Central to Hopabus
- Take the bus from Hopa to Denizlibus
- Take the bus from Denizli to Marmarisbus
- Take the ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry Bsf
43h 1m€170–324Bus, ferry via Trabzon
- Take the bus from Sarp to Trabzonbus
- Take the bus from Trabzon 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
46h 1m€119–406Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Batumi Central to Istanbul Aksaraybus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d€219–292
Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Batumi to Crete is to bus and ferry via Trabzon which costs €110 - €410 and takes 46h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Batumi to Crete is to shuttle and fly which takes 10h 6m and costs €80 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Batumi to Crete. However, there are services departing from Batumi Central and arriving at Heraklion via Aksaray, Istanbul Esenler Otogari and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Batumi and Crete is 1599 km.
The best way to get from Batumi to Crete without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 38h 35m and costs €170 - €550.
It takes approximately 11h 9m to get from Batumi to Crete, including transfers.
Batumi to Crete bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Batumi Central station.
Batumi to Crete bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Aksaray station.
Crete is 2h behind Batumi. It is currently 12:41 PM in Batumi and 10:41 AM in Crete.
There are 2735+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Batumi, Georgia and Crete, Greece?
El Al, Israir, and Arkia Israel Airlines fly from Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Chania International Airport via Tel Aviv, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Chania International Airport via Tel Aviv, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Chania International Airport via Larnaca, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- cyprusairways.com
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Batumi Central to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €55–80
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €9–14
Bus from Batumi Central to Hopa
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €7–11
Bus from Denizli to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €12–18
Bus from Batumi Central to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €37–70
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €45–70
- Phone
- 552 372 49 75
- Website
- izmirkusadasi.com
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5
- Schedules at
- izmirkusadasi.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Trabzon bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Hopa to Denizli
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Sarp to Trabzon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–9
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 444 00 17
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 304 09 09
- bilgi@didimseyahat.com
- Website
- didimseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- didimseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- +995 322 80 60 60
- info@georgianbus.com
- Website
- Georgian Bus
Shuttle from Batumi Gogebashvili St to Kutaisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- Georgian Bus
- Schedules at
- Georgian Bus
Shuttle from Batumi Gogebashvili St to Kutaisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- Georgian Bus
- Schedules at
- Georgian Bus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €102
- Website
- Arda Tur
- 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
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
Ferry from Kusadasi to Port of Patmos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- 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
- 0 850 222 44 36
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
Ferry from Kusadasi to Port of Patmos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
- Economy
- €12–17
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
- Economy
- €11–16
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Patmos to Naxos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Leros to Naxos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Naxos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Naxos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- info@turkishsealines.com.tr
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Leros
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
Ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- Yeşil Marmaris Lines
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Makri Travel
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