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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 bus
    2. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane IST - HER
    5h 6m
    €74–228

  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 45m
    €94–115

  3. 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
    €98–371

  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
    7h 17m
    €112–242

  5. Bus to Istanbul, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Busbus bus
    2. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane IST - CHQ
    7h 25m
    €105–307

  6. 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

  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
    €93–156

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

Calendar53Weekly Planes
Duration3h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket€70Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Turkey and Crete, Greece?

Aegean Airlines, Air Serbia, and three other airlines fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) twice daily.

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