There are 5 ways to get from Mália to Knysna by plane, bus, shuttle, car ferry, or subway
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to George Airport, bus
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to George Airport (GRJ)HER - GRJ
- Take the bus from George Railway Stn to Knysna
24h 49mR 9,552–30,363Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Port Elizabeth, bus
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)HER - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth to Knysna
24h 42mR 8,584–27,055Private transfer to Chania International Airport, fly to George Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Kokkini Hani to Chania Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to George Airport (GRJ)CHQ - GRJ
- Take the bus from George Railway Stn to Knysna
25h 50mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to East London, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to East London (ELS)HER - ELS
- Take the bus from East London to Knysna
31h 21mR 8,863–25,428Car ferry, subway to Athens International Airport, fly to George Airport, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the subway from Peiraias to Athens Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to George Airport (GRJ)ATH - GRJ
- Take the bus from George Railway Stn to Knysna
30h 55mR 9,547–26,777
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to George Airport (GRJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mália to Knysna is to car ferry and subway and fly and bus which costs R 9 500 - R 27 000 and takes 30h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Mália to Knysna is to fly and bus which takes 24h 42m and costs R 8 500 - R 28 000.
The distance between Mália and Knysna is 7818 km.
It takes approximately 24h 49m to get from Mália to Knysna, including transfers.
There are 800+ hotels available in Knysna.
What companies run services between Mália, Greece and Knysna, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Mália to Knysna. However, you can take the shuttle to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to George Airport (GRJ), take the taxi to George Railway Stn, then take the bus to Knysna. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Kokkini Hani, walk to Kokkini Hani, take the shuttle to Chania Airport, walk to Chania International Airport (CHQ) airport, fly to George Airport (GRJ), take the taxi to George Railway Stn, then take the bus to Knysna.
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- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to George Airport via Athens International Airport, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–29,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to George Airport via Larnaca, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–29,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to George Airport via Tel Aviv, Addis Ababa, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–31,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to George Airport via Tel Aviv, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–30,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to George Airport via Munich, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–43,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to George Airport via Athens International Airport, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–31,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to George Airport via Athens International Airport, Addis Ababa, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–34,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to George Airport via Athens International Airport, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–33,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Port Elizabeth via Athens International Airport, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Port Elizabeth via Larnaca, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Port Elizabeth via Tel Aviv, Addis Ababa, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–28,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to East London via Tel Aviv, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–27,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–22,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–24,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Airport via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–27,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Airport via Doha, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–28,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to George Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–30,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to George Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–34,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to East London via Athens International Airport, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to East London via Larnaca, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to George Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–30,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to George Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–34,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to East London via Athens International Airport, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to East London via Larnaca, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to George Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–30,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to George Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–34,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Airport via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–27,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Airport via Doha, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–28,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to George Airport via Istanbul, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–31,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Port Elizabeth via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–27,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Chania International Airport to George Airport via Athens International Airport, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–33,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Port Elizabeth via Tel Aviv, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–27,000
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Peiraias to Athens Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 181
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from George Railway Stn to Knysna
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 450–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Port Elizabeth to Knysna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 480–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from East London to Knysna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +30 697 32 04 923
- info@crete-taxi-service.com
- Website
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Kokkini Hani to Chania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,760–1,800
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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