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How to get fromRize to Creteby bus, plane, ferry, shuttle or busferry

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

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

    best
    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
    10h 12m
    €111–373

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

    cheapest
    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
    9h 26m
    €72–346

  3. Bus, ferry via Samsun

    1. Take the bus from Rize bus station to Trabzon Araklıbus
    2. Take the bus from Arakli to Samsunbus
    3. Take the bus from Samsun to Denizlibus
    4. Take the bus from Denizli to Marmarisbus
    5. Take the ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
    6. Take the ferry from Rhodes to HeraklionferryBsf
    31h 16m
    €131–159

  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
    €98–465

  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
    11h 32m
    €93–444

  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
    €124–473

  7. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Rize bus station to Fethiye bus stationbus
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodesferry
    3. Take the ferry from Rhodes to HeraklionferryBsf
    39h 36m
    €97–235

  8. Bus, ferry #2

    1. Take the bus from Çayeli to Yatağanbus
    2. Take the bus from Yatağan to Marmarisbus
    3. Take the ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
    4. Take the ferry from Rhodes to HeraklionferryBsf
    43h 7m
    €110–128

  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
    €119–184

Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration7h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€94Cheapest 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 bus to Batumi Central, take the line 10 bus to Batumi Airport, walk to Batumi International Airport (BUS) 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 Araklı, Arakli, Samsun, Denizli, Marmaris, Marmaris, and Rhodes in around 31h 16m.

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