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How to get fromAlmaty to Heraklionby plane, bus, ferry, train, shuttle, helicopter, car ferry, or busferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Almaty to Heraklion by plane, bus, ferry, train, shuttle, helicopter, car ferry, or busferry

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

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    1. Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane ALA - HER
    11h 36m
    €226–704

  2. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Ankara bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Ankara to Marmarisbus bus
    5. Take the ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry ferry
    6. Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry ferry
    6d 1h
    €304–415

  3. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Almaty 2 to Saratov 1 Passtrain train
    2. Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Rize bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Rize bus station to Marmaris bus stationbus bus
    5. Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry ferry
    6. Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry ferry
    6d 3h
    €451–761

  4. Fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer

    1. Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane ALA - CHQ
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklionshuttle bus
    20h 4m
    €305–793

  5. Fly to Sitia Airport, ferry

    1. Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane ALA - JSH
    2. Take the ferry from Sitia to Heraklionferry ferry
    22h 21m
    €308–839

  6. Fly to Athens International Airport, helicopter, car ferry

    1. Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane ALA - ATH
    2. Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Mykonos Heliporthelicopter helicopter
    3. Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    18h 49m
    €697–1,166

  7. Fly to Santorini, car ferry

    1. Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane ALA - JTR
    2. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    15h 27m
    €322–864

  8. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Rize bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus bus
    6. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    6d 7h
    €314–445

  9. Train, bus, ferry via Ankara

    1. Take the train from Almaty 2 to Ershovtrain train
    2. Take the train from Ershov to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Ankara bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Ankara to Marmarisbus bus
    5. Take the ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry ferry
    6. Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry ferry
    6d 8h
    €447–758

Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration10h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket€225Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 4,488.9 km
  • Duration: 11h 36m

What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Heraklion, Greece?

Air Astana, Aegean Airlines, and Turkish Airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.

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