There are 4 ways to get from Crete to Algiers by plane, busferry, bus, train, or car ferry
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Fly to Houari Boumediene Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)plane HER - ALG
8h 45m$142–482Bus and ferry, bus, train, car ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lyon Part Dieubus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille Saint Chtrain Trn
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Algierscarferry
2d 23hFly to Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA)plane HER - BJA
- Take the bus from Béjaïa to Algiersbus
13h 19m$196–864Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Algierscarferry
3d 3h$680–1,260
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Algiers is to fly which costs $140 - $490 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Algiers is to fly which takes 8h 45m and costs $140 - $490.
The distance between Crete and Algiers is 2004 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Algiers without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train and car ferry which takes 2 days 23h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Crete to Algiers, including transfers.
Algiers is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 9:28 PM in Crete and 7:28 PM in Algiers.
There are 318+ hotels available in Algiers.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Algiers, Algeria?
Vueling Airlines, ITA Airways, and five other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) once daily.
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Houari Boumediene Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Houari Boumediene Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Houari Boumediene Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Houari Boumediene Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Houari Boumediene Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–480
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Houari Boumediene Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille Saint Ch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (213) 21 77 00 66
- contact@sogral.dz
- Website
- sogral.dz
Bus from Béjaïa to Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–210
- Schedules at
- sogral.dz
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Piraeus to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $93
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +213 (0)21 64 43 77 / 78
- contact@algerieferries.dz
- Website
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $304
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
- Phone
- +33 (0) 825 88 80 88
- Website
- corsicalinea.com
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $450–550
- Website
- https://www.corsicalinea.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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