There are 9 ways to get from Bursa to Crete by bus, plane, ferry, busferry, or car ferry
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Bus to Istanbul, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Bursa to Alibeyköybus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane IST - HER
6h 40m€80–247Bus, ferry via İzmir
- Take the bus from Bursa to Izmir Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Izmir Otogar to Marmarisbus
- Take the ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry Bsf
22h 9m€102–112Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
30h 37m€101–173Bus to Istanbul, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the bus from Bursa to Alibeyköybus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane IST - JSH
8h 49m€109–336Bus to Istanbul, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Bursa to Alibeyköybus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane IST - CHQ
8h 54m€111–326Bus to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the bus from Bursa to Alexandroupolibus
- Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane AXD - JSH
9h 47m€119–371Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bursa to Ayvalıkbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytileneferry
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Mykonosferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
23h 10m€174–292Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bursa to Balıkesirbus
- Take the bus from Balıkesir bus station to Marmaris bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry Bsf
23h 29mBus, ferry, car ferry via Bursa
- Take the bus from Bursa to Ayvalikbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytileneferry
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Mykonosferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
24h 50m€174–300
Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bursa to Crete is to bus and ferry via İzmir which costs €100 - €115 and takes 22h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Bursa to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 6h 40m and costs €80 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Bursa to Crete. However, there are services departing from Bursa and arriving at Heraklion via Istanbul Esenler Otogari and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 37m.
The distance between Bursa and Crete is 921 km.
The best way to get from Bursa to Crete without a car is to bus and ferry via İzmir which takes 22h 9m and costs €100 - €115.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Bursa to Crete, including transfers.
Bursa to Crete bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Bursa station.
Bursa to Crete bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogar station.
Crete is 1h behind Bursa. It is currently 1:23 PM in Bursa and 12:23 PM in Crete.
There are 2569+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Bursa, Turkey and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Bursa to Crete. However, you can take the bus to Alibeyköy, walk to Alibeyköy, take the train to Kağıthane, take the train to Istanbul Airport, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bursa to Heraklion via Izmir Otogar, Marmaris, Marmaris, and Rhodes in around 22h 9m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Istanbul to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–650
Flights from Istanbul to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Sitia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Alibeyköy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €9–11
Bus from Bursa to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €11–14
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €10–13
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €9–12
Bus from Bursa to Ayvalik
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €10–13
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Ayvalık
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- 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 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Bursa to Alexandroupoli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Balıkesir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 600 00 10
- info@efetur.com.tr
- Website
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
Ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- https://www.yesilmarmarislines.com/
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Mytilene to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €53
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- 0545 783 50 61
- info@jalemtur.com
- Website
- jalemtur.com
Ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–35
- Schedules at
- jalemtur.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €80–110
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €140–190
- Phone
- +30 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- seadreams.gr
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
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