There are 10 ways to get from Cappadocia to Crete by plane, bus, ferry, taxi, train, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Fly Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane NAV - CHQ
8h 25m€217–680Bus to Kayseri Erkilet Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus stationbus
- Fly from Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ASR - HER
9h 30m€82–378Bus, ferry
- 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 27m€142–374Taxi, train, ferry, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Cappadocia to Himmetdedetaxi
- Take the train from Himmetdede to Ankara Gartrain Ic
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Izmirtrain Ic
- Take the taxi from Izmir to Kusadasitaxi
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Pythagorio Portferry
- Take the carferry from Pythagorio Port to Agios Kirikoscarferry
- Take the ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Mykonosferry Bsf
- Take the carferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
36h 28m€333–543Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Göreme to Istanbul Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
37h 58m€122–252Fly Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane NAV - JSH
14h 30m€484–1,040Fly 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
6h 47m€155–432Bus to Kayseri Erkilet Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus stationbus
- Fly from Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane ASR - JSH
9h 53m€106–436Bus to Kayseri Erkilet Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus stationbus
- Fly from Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ASR - CHQ
10h 23m€109–486Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Cappadocia to Port of Bodrumcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Koscarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Katapolaferry Bsf
- Take the carferry from Amorgós Katapola to Naxoscarferry
- Take the carferry from Naxos to Heraklion Portcarferry
21h 47m€259–516
Cappadocia to Crete by bus and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cappadocia to Crete is to bus and ferry which costs €140 - €380 and takes 25h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Cappadocia to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs €150 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Cappadocia to Crete. However, there are services departing from Göreme and arriving at Heraklion via Istanbul and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 58m.
The distance between Cappadocia and Crete is 1050 km.
The best way to get from Cappadocia to Crete without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 25h 27m and costs €140 - €380.
It takes approximately 8h 25m 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 2591+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Cappadocia, Turkey and Crete, Greece?
Turkish Airlines, Sky Express, and Aegean Airlines fly from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–470
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kayseri Erkilet Airport to Chania International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Himmetdede to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Göreme bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Göreme to Istanbul Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Göreme to Istanbul Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €30–45
Bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €8–12
Bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €8–12
Bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €8–12
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Istanbul to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- 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
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Göreme bus station to Kayseri bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- 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
- +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
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Kos to Katapola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +90 (256) 612 88 88
- contact@meandertravel.com
- Website
- Meander Travel
Ferry from Kusadasi to Pythagorio Port
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Website
- Meander Travel
- Phone
- +30 698 104 8484
- Website
- Samos Yacht Services
Ferry from Kusadasi to Pythagorio Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €44
- Website
- Samos Yacht Services
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
Car ferry from Pythagorio Port to Agios Kirikos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Amorgós Katapola to Naxos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- 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 08 82
- Website
- bodrumferryboat.com
Car ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Schedules at
- bodrumferibot.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- €40–95
Eras taksi duragı
- Phone
- +90 539 773 53 07
Forum Kapadokya Taksi
- Phone
- +90 530 885 90 50
Alsancak Pier Taksi
- Phone
- +90 232 4226754
- Website
- onlinetaksi.com
Izmir Spor Taxi
- Phone
- +90 232 255 2526
- Website
- onlinetaksi.com
Alsancak Meydan Taksi Durağı
- Phone
- +90 232 422 30 40
- Website
- onlinetaksi.com
Kaptan Bostanlı İskele Taksi Durağı
- Phone
- +90 232 336 36 36
- Website
- bucataksi.com
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