There are 5 ways to get from Crete to Sydney by plane, car ferry, or subway
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Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)HER - SYD
25h 57m$869–1,925Car ferry, subway to Athens International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the subway from Peiraias to Athens Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)ATH - SYD
31h 5m$841–1,896Fly from Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)JSH - SYD
47h 10m$942–2,322Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)CHQ - SYD
26h$858–1,979Car ferry to Santorini, fly
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)JTR - SYD
27h 35m$1,087–1,898
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Sydney is to fly which costs $850 - $2,000 and takes 26h.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Sydney is to fly which takes 25h 57m and costs $850 - $2,000.
The distance between Crete and Sydney is 15145 km.
It takes approximately 25h 57m to get from Crete to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 9h ahead of Crete. It is currently 12:26 AM in Crete and 9:26 AM in Sydney.
There are 4754+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Aegean Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and Scoot Tigerair fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 3 times a week.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Sydney International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Sydney International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Sitia Airport to Sydney International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
Flights from Sitia Airport to Sydney International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
Flights from Chania International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Sydney International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Sydney International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Santorini to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Peiraias to Athens Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $157–158
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $162–166
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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