There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Crete by plane, car ferry, or subway
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Fly to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MEL - CHQ
25h 39m€639–1,507Fly to Sitia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane MEL - JSH
25h 19m€487–1,217Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MEL - HER
24h 55m€518–1,218Fly to Santorini, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santorini (JTR)plane MEL - JTR
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
29h 34m€554–1,643Fly to Mykonos, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mykonos (JMK)plane MEL - JMK
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
31h 34m€659–999Fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MEL - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
30h 46m€536–1,686
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Crete is to fly which costs €500 - €1300 and takes 24h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Crete is to fly which takes 24h 55m and costs €500 - €1300.
The distance between Melbourne and Crete is 14853 km.
It takes approximately 25h 39m to get from Melbourne to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 7h behind Melbourne. It is currently 7:31 PM in Melbourne and 12:31 PM in Crete.
There are 1979+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Crete, Greece?
Etihad, Sky Express, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chania International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €370–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sitia Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sitia Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santorini via Dubai, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santorini via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mykonos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santorini via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mykonos via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–950
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sitia Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sitia Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mykonos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santorini via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santorini via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
- Website
- cyprusairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santorini via Dubai, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–360
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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