There are 6 ways to get from Crete to Melbourne by plane, car ferry, or train
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HER - MEL
25h 27m$1,129–1,830Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Avalon Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane HER - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
29h 35m$765–1,820Fly Sitia Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane JSH - MEL
33h 50m$913–2,190Car ferry to Santorini, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane JTR - MEL
28h 3m$1,113–2,338Fly Chania International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CHQ - MEL
24h 45m$1,165–2,474Fly Chania International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane CHQ - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
29h 58m$951–2,364
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Melbourne is to fly and train which costs $750 - $1,900 and takes 29h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 45m and costs $1,100 - $2,500.
The distance between Crete and Melbourne is 14735 km.
It takes approximately 25h 27m to get from Crete to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 7h ahead of Crete. It is currently 7:25 PM in Crete and 2:25 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5311+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Aegean Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Sitia Airport to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Sitia Airport to Melbourne Airport via Alexandroupolis, Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 3m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Santorini to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Chania International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Santorini to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Avalon Airport via Tel Aviv, Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Avalon Airport via Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Avalon Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Avalon Airport via Tel Aviv, Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Chania International Airport to Avalon Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Chania International Airport to Avalon Airport via Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Sitia Airport to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Sitia Airport to Melbourne Airport via Alexandroupolis, Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Santorini to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Avalon Airport via Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Avalon Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Avalon Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Chania International Airport to Avalon Airport via Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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