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How to get fromTurkey to Creteby bus, plane, ferry, car ferry or busferry

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There are 7 ways to get from Turkey to Crete by bus, plane, ferry, car ferry, or busferry

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

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    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Busbus
    2. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeIST - HER
    5h 6m
    €74–218

  2. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Marmaris bus stationbus
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
    3. Take the ferry from Rhodes to HeraklionferryBsf
    26h 42m
    €94–115

  3. Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeADB - HER
    7h 22m
    €112–242

  4. Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeADB - CHQ
    13h 31m
    €103–351

  5. Bus to Istanbul, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Busbus
    2. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeIST - CHQ
    7h 25m
    €125–307

  6. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
    26h 54m
    €117–268

  7. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbusArda-Tur
    2. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    28h 5m
    €78–131

Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar37Weekly Planes
Duration3h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket€68Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Turkey and Crete, Greece?

Aegean Airlines and Turkish Airlines fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.

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