There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Mardin by plane, ferry, bus, train, taxi, or busferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Mardin Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Mardin Airport (MQM)plane HER - MQM
8h 50m₺5,492–25,601Ferry, bus, train, taxi
- 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 bus from Denizli to Kırıkkalebus
- Take the train from Kırıkkale to Sivastrain Yht
- Take the train from Sivas to Bismiltrain
- Take the taxi from Bismil to Mardintaxi
39h 42m₺9,630–14,980Ferry, bus
- 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 bus from Denizli bus station to Mardin bus stationbus
40h 57m₺7,030–11,170Fly Chania International Airport to Mardin Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Mardin Airport (MQM)plane CHQ - MQM
9h 43m₺7,107–32,106Fly Chania International Airport to Diyarbakır Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Diyarbakır Airport (DIY)plane CHQ - DIY
- Take the taxi from Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) to Mardintaxi
12h 10m₺8,157–25,456Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Diyarbakır Airport, taxi
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Diyarbakır Airport (DIY)plane HER - DIY
- Take the taxi from Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) to Mardintaxi
9h 7m₺9,442–28,951Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Batman, taxi
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Batman (BAL)plane HER - BAL
- Take the taxi from Batman (BAL) to Mardintaxi
10h 52m₺7,142–20,151Fly Chania International Airport to Batman, taxi
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Batman (BAL)plane CHQ - BAL
- Take the taxi from Batman (BAL) to Mardintaxi
11h 5m₺8,757–26,656Bus 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 İstanbul Esenler bus station to Mardin bus stationbus
2d 2h₺7,815–10,703
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Mardin Airport (MQM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Mardin is to bus and ferry and bus which costs 7.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Mardin is to fly which takes 8h 50m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 26.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Mardin station. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Mardin bus station via Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop and İstanbul Esenler bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Crete and Mardin is 1419 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Mardin without a car is to ferry and bus and train and taxi which takes 39h 42m and costs 9.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Crete to Mardin, including transfers.
Crete to Mardin bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Mardin bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Mardin is 1h ahead of Crete. It is currently 3:42 PM in Crete and 4:42 PM in Mardin.
There are 88+ hotels available in Mardin.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Mardin, Turkey?
Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Mardin Airport (MQM) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Mardin Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–32,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Mardin Airport via Thessaloniki, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–34,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Mardin Airport via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–37,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Diyarbakır Airport via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–30,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Diyarbakır Airport via Thessaloniki, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–31,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Diyarbakır Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Diyarbakır Airport via Thessaloniki, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–28,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Batman via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–28,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Batman via Thessaloniki, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–29,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Batman via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–31,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Mardin Airport via Athens, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Mardin Airport via Athens, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–27,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Mardin Airport via Sofia, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–31,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Diyarbakır Airport via Athens, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–22,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Diyarbakır Airport via Sofia, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Batman via Athens, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–24,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Diyarbakır Airport via Athens, Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–18,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Batman via Athens, Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–17,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Batman via Athens, Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–19,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Kırıkkale to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺380–850
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Bismil
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–950
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
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
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Denizli to Kırıkkale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Denizli bus station to Mardin bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Mardin bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,600
- 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/
Ferry from Heraklion to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–5,500
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- ₺2,000–2,800
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- ₺3,700–4,400
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- ₺3,400–4,100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- ₺4,500–5,500
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,815
- Website
- https://www.yesilmarmarislines.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,100
Hamravat Taksi
- Phone
- +90 5319883820
Diyarbakır Yenişehir Taksi
- Phone
- +905 32 263 13 76
- Website
- diyarbakirtaksi.net
Aydin Taksi Ofis
- Phone
- +90 5555065210
Hamravat Taksi
- Phone
- +90 5319883820
Diyarbakır Yenişehir Taksi
- Phone
- +905 32 263 13 76
- Website
- diyarbakirtaksi.net
Aydin Taksi Ofis
- Phone
- +90 5555065210
Batman Taksi
- Phone
- +90 555 152 72 70
- Website
- batmantaksiduragi.com
Batman Taksi
- Phone
- +90 555 152 72 70
- Website
- batmantaksiduragi.com
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