There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Ankara by plane, ferry, bus, train, or busferry
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Fly Sitia Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane JSH - ESB
10h 29m₺7,096–25,601Ferry, bus #2
cheapest- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiyeferry
- Take the bus from Fethiye bus station to Ankara bus stationbus
24h 40m₺4,143–11,443Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmarisferry
- Take the bus from Marmaris to Yatağanbus
- Take the bus from Yatağan to Ankarabus
22h 20m₺5,295–6,375Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmarisferry
- Take the bus from Marmaris to Denizlibus
- Take the train from Denizli to Eskişehirtrain
- Take the train from Eskişehir to Ankaratrain Yht
28h 7m₺5,415–5,975Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
32h 43m₺6,704–9,106Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane HER - ESB
7h 26m₺7,093–11,101Fly Chania International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane CHQ - ESB
8h 4m₺4,318–18,650Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Istanbul (IST)plane HER - IST
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain
10h 22m₺4,407–11,174Ferry, bus via Sandıklı
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Marmarisferry
- Take the bus from Marmaris bus station to Sandıklı bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Sandıklı to Ankarabus
24h 26m₺4,602–5,412
Crete to Ankara by ferry and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Ankara is to ferry and bus which costs 4.100 ₺ - 12.000 ₺ and takes 24h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Ankara is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Ankara via Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 43m.
The distance between Crete and Ankara is 844 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Ankara without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 22h 20m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 6.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 29m to get from Crete to Ankara, including transfers.
Crete to Ankara bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Ankara bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Ankara is 1h ahead of Crete. It is currently 10:36 PM in Crete and 11:36 PM in Ankara.
There are 261+ hotels available in Ankara.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Ankara, Turkey?
Olympic Air and Turkish Airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–10,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–21,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Athens, Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–15,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Athens, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–15,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Athens, Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–16,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sofia, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–14,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–12,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–15,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Denizli to Eskişehir
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺470–750
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Eskişehir to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺280–440
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris to Yatağan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺210–290
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris bus station to Sandıklı bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–850
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Sandıklı to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺550–800
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Fethiye bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris to Yatağan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺410–490
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺410–490
Bus from Marmaris to Denizli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺480–600
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺480–600
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–911
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺650–800
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Yatağan to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Fethiye bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Yatağan to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,300
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris bus station to Sandıklı bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺550–800
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Sandıklı to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺500–750
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Fethiye bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–5,500
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–2,700
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Sandıklı to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺290–390
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Sandıklı to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺604
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Ferry from Heraklion to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,344
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,842
- Website
- https://www.yesilmarmarislines.com/
- Phone
- +30 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- seadreams.gr
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,419
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,325
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiye
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,583–2,585
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
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