There are 5 ways to get from Crete to Apollonía by car ferry, bus, busferry, helicopter, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry via Páros
best- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Sifnoscarferry
5h 36m€106–257Car ferry
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Sifnoscarferry
9h 26m€94–224Bus, bus and ferry, helicopter
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusbusferry
- Take the bus from Στ.Μετρο Πειραιασ to Κτιριο Αναχωρησεωνbus Χ96
- Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Sifnos Heliporthelicopter
16h 3mFly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, helicopter
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane HER - ATH
- Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Sifnos Heliporthelicopter
4h 6m€351–551Fly from Chania International Airport, helicopter
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CHQ - ATH
- Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Sifnos Heliporthelicopter
4h 29m€383–669
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Apollonía is to car ferry which costs €90 - €230 and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Apollonía is to fly and helicopter which takes 4h 6m and costs €350 - €550.
No, there is no direct ferry from Crete to Apollonía. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Port of Sifnos via Paros. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 36m.
The distance between Crete and Apollonía is 267 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Apollonía without a car is to car ferry via Páros which takes 5h 36m and costs €100 - €260.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Crete to Apollonía, including transfers.
There are 547+ hotels available in Apollonía.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Apollonía, South Aegean, Greece?
You can take a car ferry from Heraklion Port to Apollonía via Paros and Port of Sifnos in around 5h 36m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Athens International Airport via New Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–85
Flights from Chania International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
Flights from Chania International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Phone
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- [email protected]
- Website
- oasa.gr
Bus from Στ.Μετρο Πειραιασ to Κτιριο Αναχωρησεων
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Sifnos
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Sifnos
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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