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How to get fromCrete to Istanbul Airport (IST)by plane, car ferry, bus, car, busferry, or ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Istanbul Airport (IST) by plane, car ferry, bus, car, busferry, or ferry

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  1. Fly from Sitia Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane JSH - IST
    4h 50m
    ₺8,500–17,000

  2. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane HER - IST
    3h 42m
    ₺4,353–11,065

  3. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus bus
    25h 52m
    ₺11,616–23,922

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Mykonoscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Rafinacarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Rafina to Istanbul Airport (IST)car car
    19h 38m
    ₺18,216–36,285

  5. Fly from Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane CHQ - IST
    6h 5m
    ₺6,753–15,933

  6. 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 Arda-Tur
    26h 46m
    ₺7,510–10,692

  7. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry ferry Bsf
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Marmarisferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Marmaris to İstanbul Esenlerbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus bus
    28h 5m
    ₺7,249–13,260

  8. Ferry, bus via Marmaris

    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 Istanbul Otogaribus bus
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus bus
    28h 23m
    ₺8,455–13,616

Sitia Airport (JSH) to Istanbul (IST) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration6h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket₺7,686Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 710.3 km
  • Duration: 4h 50m

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey?

Olympic Air, Turkish Airlines, and Aegean Airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Istanbul (IST) once daily.

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