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There are 9 ways to get from Rize to Crete by shuttle, plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, or busferry

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  1. Shuttle to Trabzon Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Take a shuttle bus from Rize to Trabzon Airportshuttle
    2. Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeTZX - HER
    11h 26m
    €72–307

  2. Bus, ferry via Fethiye

    1. Take the bus from Rize bus station to Trabzon bus stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Trabzon bus station to Fethiye bus stationbus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodesferry
    4. Take the ferry from Rhodes to HeraklionferryBsf
    39h 51m
    €93–244

  3. Bus to Batumi International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the bus from Rize to Batumi Centralbus
    2. Fly from Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeBUS - HER
    11h 37m
    €111–343

  4. Shuttle to Trabzon Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Rize to Trabzon Airportshuttle
    2. Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeTZX - CHQ
    11h 40m
    €98–496

  5. Bus to Rize–Artvin, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the bus from Rize to Ardeşenbus
    2. Fly from Rize–Artvin (RZV) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeRZV - HER
    12h 52m
    €113–454

  6. Bus to Rize–Artvin, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Rize to Ardeşenbus
    2. Fly from Rize–Artvin (RZV) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeRZV - CHQ
    13h 6m
    €144–593

  7. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Rize to Trabzonbus
    2. Take the bus from Trabzon bus station to Marmaris bus stationbus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
    4. Take the ferry from Rhodes to HeraklionferryBsf
    40h 6m
    €109–133

  8. Bus, car ferry, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Rize to Trabzonbus
    2. Take the bus from Trabzon to Bodrumbus
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Koscarferry
    4. Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Chalkicarferry
    5. Take the ferry from Halki to HeraklionferryBsf
    44h 37m
    €87–130

  9. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    46h 5m
    €119–185

Rize to Crete by bus and ferry

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration39h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket€93Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Rize, Turkey and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Rize to Crete. However, you can take the shuttle to Trabzon Airport, walk to Trabzon Airport (TZX) 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 a bus from Rize bus station to Heraklion via Trabzon bus station, Fethiye bus station, Carrefoursa Otogar, Turizm Danışma, Port of Fethiye, and Rhodes in around 39h 51m.

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