There are 3 ways to get from Jeddah to Crete by plane or bus
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Fly Jeddah to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane JED - HER
8h 45m€148–404Bus to Taif Regional Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Jeddah Train Stn to Ta'if Bus Stnbus
- Fly from Taif Regional Airport (TIF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane TIF - HER
17h 59m€232–533Fly Jeddah to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane JED - CHQ
9h 3m€180–522
Jeddah (JED) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Jeddah to Crete is to fly which costs €140 - €410 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Jeddah to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 45m and costs €140 - €410.
The distance between Jeddah and Crete is 2088 km.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Jeddah to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h behind Jeddah. It is currently 7:00 AM in Jeddah and 6:00 AM in Crete.
There are 2576+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Saudia, and Egyptair fly from Jeddah (JED) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Jeddah to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
Flights from Jeddah to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Taif Regional Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Taif Regional Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Riyadh, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Jeddah to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Jeddah to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Taif Regional Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Taif Regional Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- care@nwbus.sa
- Website
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Jeddah Train Stn to Ta'if Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
- Book at
- booking.nwbus.sa
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