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How to get fromMelbourne to Creteby plane, car ferry or subway

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There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Crete by plane, car ferry, or subway

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  1. Fly to Chania International Airport

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    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane MEL - CHQ
    26h 49m
    €519–1,507

  2. Fly to Sitia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane MEL - JSH
    24h 49m
    €487–1,417

  3. Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane MEL - HER
    26h 10m
    €518–1,218

  4. Fly to Santorini, car ferry

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane MEL - JTR
    2. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    32h 14m
    €529–1,643

  5. Fly to Mykonos, car ferry

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mykonos (JMK)plane plane MEL - JMK
    2. Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    33h 29m
    €779–1,109

  6. Fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MEL - ATH
    2. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway subway
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry car ferry
    4. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    33h 31m
    €501–1,566

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration25h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket€381Cheapest Price
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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) 3 times a day.

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