There are 5 ways to get from Kazakhstan to Crete by plane, bus, ferry, or busferry
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Fly Atyrau Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Atyrau Airport (GUW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GUW - HER
10h 37m€193–904Fly Shymkent International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CIT - HER
19h 10m€183–803Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Samsun bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Samsun bus station to Marmaris bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry
6d€305–412Fly Atyrau Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Atyrau Airport (GUW) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane GUW - CHQ
11h 45m€214–993Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Trabzon bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Trabzon to İstanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
6d 7h€309–396
Atyrau Airport (GUW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kazakhstan to Crete is to bus and ferry which costs €300 - €420 and takes 6 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Kazakhstan to Crete is to fly which takes 10h 37m and costs €190 - €950.
The distance between Kazakhstan and Crete is 2573 km.
The best way to get from Kazakhstan to Crete without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 6 days 0h and costs €300 - €420.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Kazakhstan to Crete, including transfers.
There are 1946+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Kazakhstan and Crete, Greece?
Air Astana, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Atyrau Airport (GUW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Atyrau Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Atyrau Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
Flights from Atyrau Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sochi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
Flights from Atyrau Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Atyrau Airport to Chania International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Atyrau Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tbilisi, Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Atyrau Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €66
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €87
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €87
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Trabzon to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Trabzon to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €21–25
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- seadreams.gr
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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