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

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

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

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    1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane IST - HER
    4h 38m
    €71–202

  2. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Marmaris bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry ferry
    3. Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry ferry Bsf
    26h 49m
    €93–114

  3. Bus, car ferry

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

  4. 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)plane plane ADB - HER
    6h 17m
    €82–262

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

    1. Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane ADB - CHQ
    12h 11m
    €98–361

  6. Fly Istanbul to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane IST - CHQ
    6h 52m
    €102–259

  7. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus bus Arda-Tur
    2. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    28h 5m
    €116–171

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

Calendar42Weekly Planes
Duration3h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket€67Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Turkey and Crete, Greece?

Aegean Airlines and Turkish Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) every 4 hours.

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