There are 5 ways to get from Crete to Van by plane, ferry, bus, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane JSH - VAN
16h 45m₺10,372–37,681Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiyeferry
- Take the bus from Fethiye bus station to Van bus stationbus
44h 12m₺5,436–12,736Ferry, bus, train, taxi
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmarisferry
- Take the bus from Marmaris to Denizlibus
- Take the bus from Denizli to Kırıkkalebus
- Take the train from Kırıkkale YHT to Sivastrain Yht
- Take the train from Sivas to Tatvantrain
- Take the taxi from Tatvan to Vantaxi
43h 25m₺11,333–13,803Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane HER - VAN
9h 17m₺8,712–33,261Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane CHQ - VAN
10h₺10,832–40,787
Crete to Van by ferry and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Van is to ferry and bus which costs 5.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 44h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Van is to fly which takes 9h 17m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 34.000 ₺.
The distance between Crete and Van is 1579 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Van without a car is to ferry and bus and train and taxi which takes 43h 25m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 16h 45m to get from Crete to Van, including transfers.
Van is 1h ahead of Crete. It is currently 12:10 PM in Crete and 1:10 PM in Van.
There are 28+ hotels available in Van.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Van, Turkey?
Olympic Air, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–38,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Alexandroupolis, Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–41,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–33,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Thessaloniki, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–35,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–36,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Kırıkkale YHT to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Tatvan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris to Denizli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺480–600
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺480–600
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Denizli to Kırıkkale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Fethiye bus station to Van bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–2,900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Ferry from Heraklion to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,337
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,827
- Website
- https://www.yesilmarmarislines.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
- ₺2,313
- 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
- ₺2,569–2,571
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–4,900
Dörtyol Taksi
- Phone
- +90 434 827 58 48
Beşminare Toki Taksi
- Phone
- +90 536 348 77 95
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