There are 4 ways to get from Crete to George by plane or car ferry
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Fly from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to George Airport (GRJ)plane JSH - GRJ
22h 25mR 8,019–30,671Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to George Airport (GRJ)plane HER - GRJ
22h 12mR 7,091–27,114Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to George Airport (GRJ)plane CHQ - GRJ
23hR 10,017–32,836Car ferry to Santorini, fly
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to George Airport (GRJ)plane JTR - GRJ
23h 30mR 9,008–35,357
Sitia Airport (JSH) to George Airport (GRJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to George is to fly which costs R 7 000 - R 28 000 and takes 22h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to George is to fly which takes 22h 12m and costs R 7 000 - R 28 000.
The distance between Crete and George is 7716 km.
It takes approximately 22h 25m to get from Crete to George, including transfers.
George is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 8:44 AM in Crete and 7:44 AM in George.
There are 96+ hotels available in George.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and George, South Africa?
Olympic Air, Egyptair, and four other airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to George Airport (GRJ) twice daily.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Sitia Airport to George Airport via Athens, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–30,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to George Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–36,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to George Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to George Airport via Munich, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–44,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to George Airport via Zurich, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 4,700–45,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to George Airport via Athens, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–31,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to George Airport via Tel Aviv, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–35,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to George Airport via Athens, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to George Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–31,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to George Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–30,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to George Airport via Tel Aviv, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–30,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to George Airport via Larnaca, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Santorini to George Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–32,000
Flights from Santorini to George Airport via Athens, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–31,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to George Airport via Istanbul, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–27,000
Flights from Santorini to George Airport via Istanbul, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–33,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Sitia Airport to George Airport via Athens, Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–31,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Santorini to George Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–32,000
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 850–2,200
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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