There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Side by plane, ferry, bus, or busferry
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Fly to Rhodes International Airport, ferry, bus
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)HER - RHO
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiye
- Take the bus from Fethiye bus station to Antalya bus station
- Take the bus from Antalya bus station to Manavgat bus station
10h 59m₺4,452–17,030Ferry, bus via Antalya
cheapest- Take the ferry from Heraklion to RhodesBsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiye
- Take the bus from Fethiye bus station to Antalya bus station
- Take the bus from Antalya bus station to Manavgat bus station
19h 42m₺3,822–11,142Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Antalya Manavgat
39h 9m₺5,025–8,646Fly to Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP)HER - GZP
- Take the bus from Alanya bus station to Manavgat bus station
11h 55m₺5,427–19,010Fly to Antalya Airport, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Antalya Airport (AYT)HER - AYT
- Take the bus from Antalya bus station to Manavgat bus station
9h 28m₺5,949–13,857Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to RhodesBsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiye
- Take the bus from Fethiye bus station to Manavgat bus station
20h 44m₺3,962–10,692Ferry, bus #2
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to RhodesBsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Marmaris
- Take the bus from Marmaris to Manavgat
22h 29m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Side is to ferry and bus which costs 3.900 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 20h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Side is to fly and bus which takes 9h 28m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
The distance between Crete and Side is 663 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Side without a car is to ferry and bus via Antalya which takes 19h 42m and costs 3.800 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Crete to Side, including transfers.
Side is 1h ahead of Crete. It is currently 3:04 PM in Crete and 4:04 PM in Side.
There are 278+ hotels available in Side.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Side, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Side. However, you can take the line 6 bus to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport (RHO), walk to Paradeisi, Aerodrómio Ródou - Diagóras, take the bus to Rhodes, Stathmós KTEL, walk to Port of Rhodes, take the ferry to Port of Fethiye, walk to Turizm Danışma, take the bus to Carrefoursa Otogar, walk to Fethiye bus station, take the bus to Antalya bus station, take the bus to Manavgat bus station, then take the taxi to Side. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Heraklion to Side via Port of Rhodes, Port of Fethiye, Turizm Danışma, Carrefoursa Otogar, Fethiye bus station, Antalya bus station, and Manavgat bus station in around 19h 42m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–30,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport via Thessaloniki, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–31,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Antalya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–18,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport via Athens, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–22,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport via Tirana, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–22,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–6,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–7,000
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–30,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Antalya Airport via Athens, Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–12,000
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Fethiye bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺380–550
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Antalya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺270–370
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Antalya Manavgat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Alanya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺240–340
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Fethiye bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺470–650
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- (0242) 331 40 81
- info@batiantalyatur.com.tr
- Website
- batiantalyatur.com.tr
Bus from Fethiye bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺130–400
- Schedules at
- batiantalyatur.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Fethiye bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Antalya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Antalya Manavgat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Alanya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Fethiye bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Marmaris to Manavgat
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Fethiye bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Antalya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Antalya Manavgat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Alanya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Fethiye bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Fethiye bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺380–500
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Antalya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺200–280
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Antalya Manavgat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,900
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Alanya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺170–230
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Antalya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺380–550
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Antalya Manavgat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Alanya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺350–490
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Antalya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Antalya Manavgat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Alanya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Antalya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Antalya Manavgat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Alanya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Antalya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Alanya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 755 04 27
- hasturizm@hasturizm.com.tr
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Antalya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺310–400
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
Bus from Alanya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺280–370
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Antalya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Alanya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.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
- ₺3,100–4,200
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Antalya Manavgat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,300
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺850–1,100
Bus from Alanya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺390–470
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺390–470
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Alanya bus station to Manavgat bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- 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
- ₺2,271
- 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
- ₺2,522–2,524
- 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
Ferry from Heraklion to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,312
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- 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
- ₺2,362
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
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