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There are 8 ways to get from Valetta to Crete by shuttle, plane, car, taxi, bus, subway, car ferry, or ferry

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  1. Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Methven to Christchurch Airportshuttle
    2. Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeCHC - HER
    34h 46m
    €480–1,180

  2. Drive to Hokitika, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Valetta to Hokitika (HKK)car
    2. Fly from Hokitika (HKK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeHKK - HER
    39h 2m
    €467–1,153

  3. Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Methven to Christchurch Airportshuttle
    2. Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Sitia Airport (JSH)planeCHC - JSH
    34h 55m
    €649–1,579

  4. Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Methven to Christchurch Airportshuttle
    2. Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeCHC - CHQ
    35h
    €541–1,369

  5. Taxi, bus to Queenstown Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the taxi from Valetta to Geraldinetaxi
    2. Take the bus from Geraldine to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
    3. Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeZQN - HER
    37h 11m
    €580–1,676

  6. Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Methven to Christchurch Airportshuttle
    2. Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeCHC - ATH
    3. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
    4. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
    5. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
    41h 32m
    €807–1,963

  7. Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Santorini, car ferry

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Methven to Christchurch Airportshuttle
    2. Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Santorini (JTR)planeCHC - JTR
    3. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
    39h 8m
    €593–1,278

  8. Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Milas–Bodrum Airport, bus, ferry

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Methven to Christchurch Airportshuttle
    2. Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV)planeCHC - BJV
    3. Take the bus from Milas - Bodrum Havaalanı to Dentalp Ağız ve Diş Sağ. Mer.bus
    4. Take the bus from Muğla to Marmarisbus
    5. Take the ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
    6. Take the ferry from Rhodes to Sitiaferry
    46h 25m
    €587–1,874

Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration33h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket€433Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Valetta, New Zealand and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Valetta to Crete. However, you can take the taxi to Methven, take the shuttle to Christchurch Airport, walk to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Methven, take the shuttle to Christchurch Airport, walk to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) airport, then fly to Sitia Airport (JSH).

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