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

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

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  1. Bus, 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

  2. Bus, 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

  3. Bus, 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
    22h 19m
    €291–751

  4. Bus, 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
    €470–1,230

  5. Bus, fly to Santorini, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus bus
    2. Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane NBO - JTR
    3. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    17h 32m
    €288–1,077

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

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration14h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€237Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Crete. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Chania International Airport (CHQ), walk to Chania Airport, then take the shuttle to Platanias.

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