There are 7 ways to get from Crete to İzmir by car ferry, helicopter, ferry, train, busferry, bus, or plane
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Car ferry, helicopter, ferry, train
best- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Take the helicopter from Santorini Heliport to Mykonos Heliporthelicopter
- Take the helicopter from Mykonos Heliport to Patmos Heliporthelicopter
- Take the ferry from Port of Patmos to Kusadasiferry
- Take the train from Çamlık to Izmir Basmanetrain
11h 37m₺35,686–66,150Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane HER - ADB
6h₺6,601–15,112Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Izmir Otogarbus
32h 21m₺8,062–12,436Fly from Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane JSH - ADB
7h 53m₺10,461–18,628Car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Mykonoscarferry
- Take the ferry from Mykonos to Ag. Kirykosferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Agios Kirikos to Pythagorio Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from Pythagorio Port to Kusadasiferry
- Take the bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogarbus
13h 31m₺10,360–22,370Car ferry, ferry, bus via Amorgós
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Amorgós Katapolacarferry
- Take the ferry from Katapola to Patmosferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Port of Patmos to Pythagorio Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from Pythagorio Port to Kusadasiferry
- Take the bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogarbus
16h 15m₺8,686–18,059Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmarisferry
- Take the bus from Marmaris to Izmir Otogarbus
18h 26m₺7,192–12,023
Sitia Airport (JSH) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to İzmir is to ferry and bus which costs 7.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺ and takes 18h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to İzmir is to fly which takes 6h and costs 6.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to İzmir. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Izmir Otogar via Thessaloníki and Keşan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 21m.
The distance between Crete and İzmir is 535 km.
The best way to get from Crete to İzmir without a car is to car ferry and helicopter and ferry and train which takes 11h 37m and costs 35.000 ₺ - 70.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 11h 37m to get from Crete to İzmir, including transfers.
Crete to İzmir bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to İzmir bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
There are 277+ hotels available in İzmir.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and İzmir, Turkey?
Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and Pegasus Airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–20,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens, Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–19,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–14,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–14,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–22,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–14,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–17,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Çamlık to Izmir Basmane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺140–210
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–6,500
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,000
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Keşan to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,905
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 00 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Keşan to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Keşan to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Keşan to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Keşan to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 552 372 49 75
- Website
- izmirkusadasi.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺260
- Schedules at
- izmirkusadasi.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺260
- Schedules at
- izmirkusadasi.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺280–390
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺280–390
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺400–550
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺400–550
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺500–750
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺500–750
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺500–750
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺500–750
Bus from Marmaris to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,200
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺800–1,200
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺120–160
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺120–160
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 0850 304 09 09
- [email protected]
- Website
- didimseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- didimseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- didimseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺430–600
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺430–600
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–850
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–6,500
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Amorgós Katapola
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–11,000
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Patmos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–9,500
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- [email protected]
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Patmos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺650–2,757
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
- Economy
- ₺650–950
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Mykonos to Ag. Kirykos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–2,200
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Katapola to Patmos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,600
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Heraklion to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–8,000
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Agios Kirikos to Pythagorio Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,600
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
- Phone
- +90 (256) 612 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- meandertravel.com
Ferry from Pythagorio Port to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,600
- Website
- https://meandertravel.com/
Ferry from Pythagorio Port to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,600
- Website
- https://meandertravel.com/
- Phone
- +30 698 104 8484
- Website
- samos-yacht-services.com
Ferry from Pythagorio Port to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,405
- Website
- https://www.samos-yacht-services.com/
Ferry from Pythagorio Port to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,405
- Website
- https://www.samos-yacht-services.com/
- Phone
- +30 21 0620 6427
- [email protected]
- Website
- saos.gr
Car ferry from Port of Patmos to Pythagorio Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺738
- Website
- https://saos.gr/en/
- Phone
- +90 (252) 412 22 90 – 91
- [email protected]
- Website
- yesilmarmarislines.com
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,033
- Website
- https://www.yesilmarmarislines.com/
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