There are 10 ways to get from Trabzon to Crete by plane, bus, ferry, car, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly Trabzon Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane TZX - HER
6h 21m€89–335Bus, ferry via Samsun
- Take the bus from Trabzon to Gorelebus
- Take the bus from Gorele to Samsunbus
- Take the bus from Samsun to Denizlibus
- Take the bus from Denizli to Marmarisbus
- Take the ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry Bsf
30h 6m€172–277Drive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Trabzon 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 Naxoscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Naxos to Heraklion Portcarferry
29h 56m€299–613Fly Trabzon Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane TZX - CHQ
7h 45m€112–435Fly Trabzon Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane TZX - JSH
10h 50m€130–650Bus to Batumi International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Trabzon to Batumi Centralbus
- Fly from Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BUS - HER
11h 4m€121–613Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Trabzon bus station to Marmaris bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry Bsf
37h 23m€144–241Bus, ferry #2
- Take the bus from Trabzon 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
39h 6m€137–355Bus, ferry #3
- Take the bus from Akçaabat to Antalyabus
- 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
41h€142–356Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Trabzon to İstanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
44h 30m€147–225
Trabzon to Crete by bus and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trabzon to Crete is to bus and ferry which costs €140 - €250 and takes 37h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Trabzon to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 21m and costs €85 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Trabzon to Crete. However, there are services departing from Trabzon and arriving at Heraklion via Istanbul Esenler Otogari and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 30m.
The distance between Trabzon and Crete is 1423 km.
The best way to get from Trabzon to Crete without a car is to bus and ferry via Samsun which takes 30h 6m and costs €170 - €280.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Trabzon to Crete, including transfers.
Trabzon to Crete bus services, operated by Ali Osman ULUSOY, depart from Trabzon station.
There is no direct flight from Trabzon Airport Airport to Sitia Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 16h 50m and has two stopovers.
Trabzon to Crete bus services, operated by Ali Osman ULUSOY, arrive at İstanbul Esenler station.
Turkish Airlines, Olympic Air and Pegasus Airlines offer flights from Trabzon Airport Airport to Sitia Airport Airport.
What companies run services between Trabzon, Turkey and Crete, Greece?
Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–900
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul, Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–900
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Trabzon to Gorele
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €7–10
Bus from Gorele to Samsun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €10–12
Bus from Denizli to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €9–11
Bus from Trabzon to Batumi Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €9–12
Bus from Trabzon to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €20–25
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Samsun to Denizli
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Trabzon bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Trabzon bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- 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
- Phone
- 0462 325 22 83
- Website
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Akçaabat to Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €34
- 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
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Antalya bus station to Fethiye bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Trabzon to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- 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
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- https://www.yesilmarmarislines.com/
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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/
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.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
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- info@turkishsealines.com.tr
- Website
- turkishsealines.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- https://www.turkishsealines.com.tr/
- Single Ticket
- €27
- 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
- +30 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- seadreams.gr
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
- 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/
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
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
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