There are 7 ways to get from Protaras to Crete by bus, plane, car ferry, ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 102 bus, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Protara - Fig Tree Bay to Nisi Ave. - Neofytou Poullou
- Fly from Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)LCA - HER
6h 17m€70–224Car ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Take the bus from Mersin to Marmaris
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to HeraklionBsf
33h 24m€192–249Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Take the bus from Mersin to Esenler Otogar
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
47h 53m€206–321Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Sitia Airport (JSH)LCA - JSH
8h 56m€130–314Fly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)LCA - CHQ
9h 1m€116–304Car ferry, bus, ferry via Fethiye
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Take the bus from Mersin to Fethiye
- Take the ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to HeraklionBsf
34h€182–354Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Kryou Nerou Ave. - Marina Hotel 2 to Foinikoudes - Larnaka Marina43 / ...
- Take the bus from Foinikoudes - Larnaka Marina to New Port - Passenger Building45
- Take the car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
44h 41m€200–328
Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Protaras to Crete is to line 102 bus and fly which costs €70 - €230 and takes 6h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Protaras to Crete is to line 102 bus and fly which takes 6h 17m and costs €70 - €230.
The distance between Protaras and Crete is 832 km.
The best way to get from Protaras to Crete without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 44h 41m and costs €200 - €330.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Protaras to Crete, including transfers.
There are 902+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Protaras, Cyprus and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, and Sky Express fly from Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Sitia Airport (JSH) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sitia Airport via Tel Aviv, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–300
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–300
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- cyprusairways.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Phone
- +357 23819090
- info@osea.com.cy
- Website
- osea.com.cy
Bus from Protara - Fig Tree Bay to Nisi Ave. - Neofytou Poullou
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://osea.com.cy/en/
- ONE JOURNEY (DAY)
- €2
- ONE JOURNEY (NIGHT)
- €3
- Phone
- 0850 755 04 27
- hasturizm@hasturizm.com.tr
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Mersin to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- Has Turizm
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Mersin to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Mersin to Fethiye
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €31
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Mersin to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €33
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Mersin to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Mersin to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Mersin to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €21–26
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +357 24 643493
- info@intercity-buses.com
- Website
- intercity-buses.com
Bus from Kryou Nerou Ave. - Marina Hotel 2 to Foinikoudes - Larnaka Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
Bus from Foinikoudes - Larnaka Marina to New Port - Passenger Building
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
- Phone
- 0392 444 43 64
- Website
- akgunlerbilet.com
Car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €86–129
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Car Passenger
- €129
- Motorbike Passenger
- €86
- Phone
- +30 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- seadreams.gr
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Schedules at
- bodrumferibot.com
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- egeadalari.ido.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
- Phone
- +357 25 313129
- info@scandroholding.com
Car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42–134
- Website
- https://scandroholding.com/
- Airbus seats
- €42
- 1st Class Cabin (One Bed)
- €77
- 2nd Class Cabin(One Bed)
- €52
- Vehicle
- €134
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €99–100
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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