There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Turkey by plane, car ferry, bus, ferry, or busferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane HER - ADB
5h 50m₺5,585–12,094Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul, bus
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Istanbul (IST)plane HER - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaraybus
5h 35m₺3,871–11,410Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
23h 9m₺8,570–10,573Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Marmarisferry
- Take the bus from Marmaris to İstanbul Esenlerbus
25h 58m₺4,612–5,762Ferry, bus via Marmaris
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmarisferry
- Take the bus from Marmaris to Istanbul Otogaribus
26h 10m₺4,873–5,173Fly Chania International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane CHQ - ADB
6h 38m₺5,081–18,522Fly Chania International Airport to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane CHQ - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaraybus
7h 48m₺5,367–15,838Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus Arda-Tur
26h 16m₺4,984–7,651
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Turkey is to ferry and bus via Marmaris which costs 4.800 ₺ - 5.200 ₺ and takes 26h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Turkey is to fly and bus which takes 5h 35m and costs 3.800 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at İskenderpaşa via Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop and Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 16m.
The distance between Crete and Turkey is 390 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Turkey without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 23h 9m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Crete to Turkey, including transfers.
Crete to Turkey bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Turkey bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Turkey is 1h ahead of Crete. It is currently 5:03 PM in Crete and 6:03 PM in Turkey.
There are 4358+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Turkey?
Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, and Turkish Airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–12,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–10,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–24,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–14,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–14,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–8,500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–8,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–11,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–12,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–14,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–18,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–16,000
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–6,000
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Marmaris to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,100
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,050
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺800–1,000
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–360
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- 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
- ₺4,000–5,500
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- 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
- ₺4,508–4,513
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Heraklion to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,308
- 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
- ₺2,355
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,766
- Website
- https://www.yesilmarmarislines.com/
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