There are 10 ways to get from Side to Crete by car, car ferry, ferry, bus, busferry, or plane
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Drive, car ferry, ferry
best- Drive from Side to Port of Bodrumcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Koscarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Katapolaferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Amorgós Katapola to Naxoscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Naxos to Heraklion Portcarferry
17h 43m€200–458Bus to Konya Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the bus from Manavgat bus station to Konya bus stationbus
- Fly from Konya Airport (KYA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane KYA - HER
12h 51m€88–317Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Manavgat to Istanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
41h 6m€161–269Bus, ferry to Rhodes International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodesferry
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane RHO - HER
10h 47m€101–209Bus, ferry via Antalya
- Take the bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry Bsf
19h 22m€113–225Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Manavgat to Fethiyebus
- Take the ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry Bsf
19h 45m€137–333Bus, ferry #2
- Take the bus from Serik bus station to Fethiye bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry Bsf
19h 56m€117–221Fly Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AYT - HER
10h 13m€148–472Bus to Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Manavgat to Alanyabus
- Fly from Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GZP - HER
15h 3m€291–489Fly Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AYT - CHQ
12h 36m€199–621
Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Side to Crete is to bus and ferry via Antalya which costs €110 - €230 and takes 19h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Side to Crete is to fly which takes 10h 13m and costs €140 - €480.
The distance between Side and Crete is 967 km.
The best way to get from Side to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 41h 6m and costs €160 - €270.
It takes approximately 17h 43m to get from Side to Crete, including transfers.
There are 3010+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Side, Turkey and Crete, Greece?
Anima Wings, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–330
Flights from Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Izmir, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Konya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Konya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Izmir, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Konya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Konya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul, Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- sunclassairlines.dk
Flights from Konya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Manavgat to Fethiye
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Serik bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Manavgat to Alanya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat to Alanya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Manavgat to Fethiye
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Serik bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Manavgat to Alanya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €30–50
Bus from Manavgat to Alanya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €8–13
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Serik bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat to Alanya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat to Alanya
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- 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
- €55–90
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- (495) 796 19 58
- order@hastur.ru
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
Bus from Manavgat to Alanya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Manavgat to Alanya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat to Alanya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0462 325 22 83
- Website
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Antalya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat to Alanya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
- Phone
- (0242) 331 40 81
- info@batiantalyatur.com.tr
- Website
- batiantalyatur.com.tr
Bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–10
- Schedules at
- batiantalyatur.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat to Alanya
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Konya bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- bodrumferryboat.com
Car ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- http://www.bodrumferryboat.com
Ferry from Port of Kos to Katapola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Amorgós Katapola to Naxos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Naxos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +90 252 612 99 19
- info@skymarineferries.com.tr
- Website
- skymarineferries.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–39
- Website
- https://www.skymarineferries.com.tr/en
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
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