There are 5 ways to get from Nairobi to Crete by plane, subway, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NBO - HER
17h 45m€232–803Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane NBO - JSH
31h 49m€371–1,301Fly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane NBO - CHQ
14h 4m€274–941Fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NBO - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
20h 51m€440–750Fly to Santorini, car ferry
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Santorini (JTR)plane NBO - JTR
- Take the carferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
19h 21m€280–717
Nairobi (NBO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Crete is to fly and car ferry which costs €280 - €750 and takes 19h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Crete is to fly which takes 14h 4m and costs €270 - €950.
The distance between Nairobi and Crete is 4295 km.
It takes approximately 17h 45m to get from Nairobi to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h behind Nairobi. It is currently 6:55 AM in Nairobi and 5:55 AM in Crete.
There are 2576+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Crete, Greece?
Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Nairobi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Addis Ababa, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
Flights from Nairobi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zanzibar, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €330–700
Flights from Nairobi to Sitia Airport via Cairo, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Sitia Airport via Addis Ababa, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Nairobi to Sitia Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,300
Flights from Nairobi to Chania International Airport via Cairo, Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–850
Flights from Nairobi to Chania International Airport via Addis Ababa, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Nairobi to Santorini via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Nairobi to Santorini via Jeddah, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Sitia Airport via Cairo, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Sitia Airport via Addis Ababa, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Nairobi to Sitia Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Nairobi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cairo, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–750
Flights from Nairobi to Chania International Airport via Cairo, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Nairobi to Santorini via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Athens International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Athens International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Nairobi to Santorini via Addis Ababa, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- OASA
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Seajets
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