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How to get fromNairobi to Creteby plane, bus, subway or car ferry

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There are 5 ways to get from Nairobi to Crete by plane, bus, subway, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane WIL - HER
    14h 41m
    €286–605

  2. Bus to Nairobi, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus bus
    2. Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane NBO - HER
    14h 25m
    €232–902

  3. Bus to Nairobi, fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus bus
    2. Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane NBO - JSH
    27h 59m
    €291–751

  4. Bus to Nairobi, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus bus
    2. Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane NBO - CHQ
    15h 59m
    €263–991

  5. Bus to Nairobi, fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus bus
    2. Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane NBO - ATH
    3. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway subway
    4. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    20h 11m
    €480–1,240

Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar7Weekly Planes
Duration21h 49mAverage Duration
Ticket€284Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Crete, Greece?

Safarilink, Israir, and six other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.

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