There are 4 ways to get from Crete to Plaka beach by car ferry or plane
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Car ferry
best- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Naxoscarferry
3h 20m€108–110Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naxos Is (JNX)plane HER - JNX
3h 27m€67–204Fly from Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Naxos Is (JNX)plane JSH - JNX
18h€117–297Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Naxos Is (JNX)plane CHQ - JNX
7h 25m€104–292
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Naxos Is (JNX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Plaka beach is to car ferry which costs €107 - €110 and takes 3h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Plaka beach is to car ferry which takes 3h 20m and costs €107 - €110.
The distance between Crete and Plaka beach is 246 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Plaka beach without a car is to car ferry which takes 3h 20m and costs €107 - €110.
It takes approximately 3h 20m to get from Crete to Plaka beach, including transfers.
There are 3133+ hotels available in Plaka beach.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Plaka beach, Greece?
Seajets operates a car ferry from Heraklion Port to Naxos once a week. Tickets cost €99–100 and the journey takes 3h 10m. Alternatively, Olympic Air, Sky Express, and Aegean Airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Naxos Is (JNX) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Naxos Is via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Sitia Airport to Naxos Is via Athens, Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Sitia Airport to Naxos Is via Athens, Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Sitia Airport to Naxos Is via Alexandroupolis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naxos Is
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €28–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naxos Is via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–230
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naxos Is via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naxos Is via Athens, Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–470
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sitia Airport to Naxos Is via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naxos Is via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Naxos Is via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Naxos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €99–100
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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