There are 9 ways to get from Limassol to Crete by bus, plane, car ferry, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Larnaca International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Archiep. Makariou C´ Ave. - Filiou Tsigaridi 1bus
- Fly from Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LCA - HER
5h 56m€73–191Bus to Paphos International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Archiep. Leontiou A´ - Intercity to Karavella Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Paphos International Airport (PFO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PFO - CHQ
6h 13m€69–427Car ferry via Páros
- Take the car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
39h 51m€166–464Bus, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Dionysios Solomos Squarebus 25
- Take the car ferry from Girne to Taşucucarferry
- Take the bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 6h€232–487Bus to Paphos International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Archiep. Leontiou A´ - Intercity to Karavella Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Paphos International Airport (PFO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PFO - HER
7h 34m€98–268Bus to Larnaca International Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Archiep. Makariou C´ Ave. - Filiou Tsigaridi 1bus
- Fly from Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane LCA - JSH
14h 29m€102–240Bus to Larnaca International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Archiep. Makariou C´ Ave. - Filiou Tsigaridi 1bus
- Fly from Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LCA - CHQ
8h 49m€109–280Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
41h 36m€76–284Car ferry, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
42h 11m€91–284
Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limassol to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €70 - €200 and takes 5h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Limassol to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 5h 56m and costs €70 - €200.
No, there is no direct ferry from Limassol to Crete. However, there are services departing from Limassol and arriving at Heraklion Port via Port of Piraeus and Paros. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 51m.
The distance between Limassol and Crete is 852 km.
The best way to get from Limassol to Crete without a car is to car ferry via Páros which takes 39h 51m and costs €160 - €470.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Limassol to Crete, including transfers.
There are 2839+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Limassol, Cyprus and Crete, Greece?
You can take a car ferry from Limassol to Heraklion Port via Port of Piraeus, Port of Piraeus, and Paros in around 39h 51m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sitia Airport via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sitia Airport via Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–470
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €190–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- cyprusairways.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Phone
- +357 24 643493
- info@intercity-buses.com
- Website
- intercity-buses.com
Bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Archiep. Makariou C´ Ave. - Filiou Tsigaridi 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
Bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Dionysios Solomos Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
Bus from Archiep. Leontiou A´ - Intercity to Karavella Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €36
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- 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
- +357 25 313129
- info@scandroholding.com
Car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42–134
- Website
- https://scandroholding.com/
- Airbus seats
- €42
- 1st Class Cabin (One Bed)
- €77
- 2nd Class Cabin(One Bed)
- €52
- Vehicle
- €134
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- 0392 444 43 64
- Website
- akgunlerbilet.com
Car ferry from Girne to Taşucu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Single Passenger
- €35–50
- Car
- €110–200
- Phone
- +30 21 0419 7400
- info@anek.gr
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €35–60
- Airplane-type seats
- €40–60
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €100–150
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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