There are 7 ways to get from Durban to Crete by plane or bus
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Fly King Shaka International Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane DUR - CHQ
22h 56m€383–1,202Fly King Shaka International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DUR - HER
23h 17m€282–963Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger Stbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PZB - HER
23h 33m€316–1,125Fly King Shaka International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane DUR - JSH
21h 31m€501–1,512Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger Stbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PZB - CHQ
25h 1m€427–1,314Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger Stbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane PZB - JSH
23h 36m€475–1,724Bus to Maputo International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Maputobus
- Fly from Maputo International Airport (MPM) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MPM - HER
29h 29m€440–1,504
King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durban to Crete is to fly which costs €280 - €1000 and takes 23h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Durban to Crete is to fly which takes 21h 31m and costs €500 - €1600.
The distance between Durban and Crete is 7338 km.
It takes approximately 22h 56m to get from Durban to Crete, including transfers.
There are 2569+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Durban, South Africa and Crete, Greece?
Emirates, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Chania International Airport via Johannesburg, Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,100
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Johannesburg, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Capetown, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Johannesburg, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Johannesburg, Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Sitia Airport via Johannesburg, Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,500
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Sitia Airport via Capetown, Addis Ababa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Sitia Airport via Capetown, Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Chania International Airport via Johannesburg, Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Sitia Airport via Johannesburg, Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Sitia Airport via Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,800
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Sitia Airport via Johannesburg, Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,700
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Addis Ababa, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Addis Ababa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Johannesburg, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,600
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Sitia Airport via Capetown, Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Sitia Airport via Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,800
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Sitia Airport via Johannesburg, Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,700
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Maputo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Addis Ababa, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,200
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Chania International Airport via Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
- Website
- cyprusairways.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Chania International Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Phone
- +27 87 150 1895
- customercare@eagleliner.co.za
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–11
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- €3–11
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- info@vilamora.co.za
- Website
- vila-mora.co.za
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
- Phone
- +27 11 774 3333
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://res.prasa.com/citytocity/booking
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Full Flexi
- €60–70
- Flexi
- €55–70
- Saver
- €50–70
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