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How to get fromColombo to Creteby plane, car ferry or subway

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There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Crete by plane, car ferry, or subway

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  1. Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane CMB - HER
    12h 58m
    €376–930

  2. Fly to Chania International Airport

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    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane CMB - CHQ
    15h 16m
    €327–919

  3. Fly to Santorini, car ferry

    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane CMB - JTR
    2. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    19h 11m
    €379–880

  4. Fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane CMB - JSH
    14h 56m
    €425–1,129

  5. Fly to Mykonos, car ferry

    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mykonos (JMK)plane plane CMB - JMK
    2. Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    19h 41m
    €437–1,121

  6. Fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CMB - ATH
    2. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway subway
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry car ferry
    4. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    21h 19m
    €429–683

Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration16h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket€327Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Crete, Greece?

Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and eight other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.

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