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How to get fromAthens to Creteby bus, plane, subway, or car ferry

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

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

    best
    1. Take the bus from Athens Transit Center to Charlotte Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane CLT - HER
    21h 1m
    €500–963

  2. Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Best Western - Athens to Atlanta Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane ATL - HER
    17h 16m
    €409–1,452

  3. Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Take the bus from Best Western - Athens to Atlanta Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane ATL - JSH
    33h 50m
    €588–2,150

  4. Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Best Western - Athens to Atlanta Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane ATL - CHQ
    17h 30m
    €460–1,640

  5. Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Athens Transit Center to Charlotte Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane CLT - CHQ
    21h 29m
    €421–1,451

  6. Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Best Western - Athens to Atlanta Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane ATL - ATH
    3. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway subway
    4. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    23h 7m
    €567–1,299

  7. Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Take the bus from Athens Transit Center to Charlotte Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane CLT - JSH
    27h 44m
    €539–1,961

  8. Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Athens Transit Center to Charlotte Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CLT - ATH
    3. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway subway
    4. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    27h 2m
    €478–1,510

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar22Weekly Planes
Duration13h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket€344Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,507.7 km
  • Duration: 21h 1m

What companies run services between Athens, GA, USA and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Athens to Crete. However, you can take the bus to Charlotte Bus Station, walk to Brevard St & Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, take the line 5 bus to Charlotte Douglas Airport, walk to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) 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 bus to Atlanta Airport, walk to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós.

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