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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
    2. Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeNBO - HER
    14h
    €222–702

  2. Bus, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
    2. Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeNBO - CHQ
    14h 14m
    €263–841

  3. Bus, fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
    2. Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Sitia Airport (JSH)planeNBO - JSH
    14h 9m
    €321–1,001

  4. Bus, fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
    2. Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeNBO - ATH
    3. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
    4. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
    5. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
    21h 41m
    €425–955

  5. Bus, fly to Santorini, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
    2. Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Santorini (JTR)planeNBO - JTR
    3. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
    18h 19m
    €305–752

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

Calendar5Weekly Planes
Duration13h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket€220Cheapest 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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