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How to get fromCrete to Ankaraby plane, ferry, bus, busferry, car ferry, car, or train

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There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Ankara by plane, ferry, bus, busferry, car ferry, car, or train

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  1. Fly Sitia Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport

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    1. Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane JSH - ESB
    8h 4m
    ₺4,178–21,570

  2. Ferry, bus via Fethiye

    1. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry ferry Bsf
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiyeferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Fethiye bus station to Ankara bus stationbus bus
    24h 10m
    ₺7,971–20,831

  3. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus bus
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus bus
    33h 1m
    ₺10,610–12,898

  4. Car ferry, ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Naxoscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Naxos to Lipsiferry ferry Bsf
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Lipsi to Port of Leroscarferry car ferry
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Leros to Port of Bodrumferry ferry
    5. Drive from Port of Bodrum to Ankaracar car
    18h 57m
    ₺13,350–24,686

  5. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane HER - ESB
    6h 51m
    ₺7,203–26,215

  6. Fly Chania International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane CHQ - ESB
    10h 39m
    ₺4,605–23,098

  7. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul, train

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane HER - IST
    2. Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain train
    10h 29m
    ₺5,132–13,319

  8. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry ferry Bsf
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmarisferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Marmaris to Ankarabus bus
    24h 22m
    ₺8,803–15,349

  9. Ferry, bus #2

    1. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry ferry Bsf
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmarisferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Akyaka to Ankarabus bus
    25h 59m
    ₺8,833–15,149

  10. Ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry ferry Bsf
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmarisferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Marmaris to Denizlibus bus
    4. Take the train from Denizli to Eskişehirtrain train
    5. Take the train from Eskişehir to Ankaratrain train Yht
    28h 33m
    ₺8,863–15,389

Crete to Ankara by ferry and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration24h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket₺7,971Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 844.1 km
  • Duration: 8h 4m

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Ankara, Turkey?

Olympic Air, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) 6 times a week.

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