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)plane HER - SYD
26h 2m$869–1,925Fly from Sitia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane JSH - SYD
40h 30m$780–1,942Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CHQ - SYD
29h 40m$955–1,470Car ferry, subway to Athens International Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the subway from Peiraias to Athens Airportsubway
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ATH - SYD
34h$803–1,816Car ferry to Santorini, fly
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane JTR - SYD
27h 35m$877–2,088
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 2m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Sydney is to fly which takes 26h 2m and costs $850 - $2,000.
The distance between Crete and Sydney is 15145 km.
It takes approximately 26h 2m to get from Crete to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 9h ahead of Crete. It is currently 6:53 AM in Crete and 3:53 PM in Sydney.
There are 4636+ 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
- $650–1,700
Flights from Sitia Airport to Sydney International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Sydney International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Sydney International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
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
- $750–1,900
Flights from Chania International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- 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
- $650–1,700
Flights from Sitia Airport to Sydney International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
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
- $750–1,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,900
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Santorini to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Peiraias to Athens Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15
- 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
- $170–380
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- $170–230
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- $270–380
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- $100–140
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- $180–260
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