There are 10 ways to get from Cappadocia to Crete by bus, ferry, busferry, car, car ferry, or plane
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Bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Göreme 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
25h 9m€114–216Bus to Kayseri Erkilet Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Göreme to Kayseri Şehirlerarası Otobüs Terminalibus
- Fly from Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane ASR - JSH
15h 57m€72–304Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Göreme to Istanbul Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
39h€142–224Drive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Cappadocia to Port of Bodrumcar
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Katapolaferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Amorgós Katapola to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
22h 35m€194–379Fly Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane NAV - JSH
19h 45m€293–393Bus, ferry via Burdur
- Take the bus from Göreme to Burdurbus
- Take the bus from Burdur 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
26h 51m€132–351Fly Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane NAV - CHQ
7h 50m€245–573Fly Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NAV - HER
5h 22m€164–374Bus to Kayseri Erkilet Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Göreme to Kayseri Şehirlerarası Otobüs Terminalibus
- Fly from Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ASR - HER
7h 38m€178–725Bus to Kayseri Erkilet Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Göreme to Kayseri Şehirlerarası Otobüs Terminalibus
- Fly from Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ASR - CHQ
10h 42m€79–334
Cappadocia to Crete by bus and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cappadocia to Crete is to bus and ferry which costs €110 - €220 and takes 25h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cappadocia to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs €160 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Cappadocia to Crete. However, there are services departing from Göreme and arriving at Heraklion via Istanbul Esenler Otogari and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h.
The distance between Cappadocia and Crete is 1163 km.
The best way to get from Cappadocia to Crete without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 25h 9m and costs €110 - €220.
It takes approximately 25h 9m to get from Cappadocia to Crete, including transfers.
Cappadocia to Crete bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Göreme station.
Cappadocia to Crete bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogar station.
There are 2805+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Cappadocia, Turkey and Crete, Greece?
Turkish Airlines, Olympic Air, and three other airlines fly from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) to Sitia Airport (JSH) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–380
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Sitia Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–380
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Sitia Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Göreme bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Göreme to Istanbul Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Burdur bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Göreme to Kayseri Şehirlerarası Otobüs Terminali
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Göreme to Istanbul Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €16–20
Bus from Göreme to Kayseri Şehirlerarası Otobüs Terminali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €7–10
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- 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
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Göreme to Burdur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Göreme to Kayseri Şehirlerarası Otobüs Terminali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Burdur bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Burdur bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 252 612 99 19
- info@skymarineferries.com.tr
- Website
- skymarineferries.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–39
- Website
- https://www.skymarineferries.com.tr/en
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 Port of Kos to Katapola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
- Phone
- +302285023330
- info@zastravel.com
- Website
- smallcycladeslines.gr
Car ferry from Amorgós Katapola to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- http://www.smallcycladeslines.gr/en/home/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
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