There are 7 ways to get from Side to Crete by car, ferry, car ferry, bus, busferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, ferry, car ferry
best- Drive from Side to Port of Bodrumcar
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Katapolaferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Amorgós Katapola to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
18h 29mBus, ferry via Fethiye
cheapest- Take the bus from Manavgat 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
18h 53m€80–204Bus, 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€113–199Bus, ferry to Rhodes International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Serik 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
11h 6m€88–209Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Manavgat to Marmarisbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry Bsf
20h 25m€97Fly Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AYT - HER
9h 28m€125–334Fly Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AYT - CHQ
12h 41m€146–343
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 Fethiye which costs €75 - €210 and takes 18h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Side to Crete is to fly which takes 9h 28m and costs €120 - €340.
The distance between Side and Crete is 876 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 €110 - €200.
It takes approximately 18h 29m to get from Side to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h behind Side. It is currently 6:48 AM in Side and 5:48 AM in Crete.
There are 2566+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Side, Turkey and Crete, Greece?
Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and SunExpress fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Antalya Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Izmir, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–500
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- 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
- €24
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Serik bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26
- 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
- €32
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Serik bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Manavgat to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- 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
- €24–40
- 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
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €17–21
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- 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
- €20–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Serik bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Manavgat bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- 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
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
Ferry from Port of Fethiye to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
Ferry from Port of Kos to Katapola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–90
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €29–40
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €60–75
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €50–65
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €70–90
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +302285023330
- info@zastravel.com
- Website
- smallcycladeslines.gr
Car ferry from Amorgós Katapola to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://www.smallcycladeslines.gr/en/home/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €92–95
- 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
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
- 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/
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