There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Lemnos by car ferry, helicopter, taxi, busferry, bus, ferry, 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, helicopter, taxi
best- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Take the helicopter from Santorini Heliport to Mykonos Heliporthelicopter
- Take the helicopter from Mykonos Heliport to Athens Heliporthelicopter
- Take the taxi from Athens Heliport to Lavriotaxi
- Take the carferry from Lavrio to Port of Myrinacarferry
16h 5m€831–1,418Fly from Sitia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Limnos (LXS)plane JSH - LXS
10h€110–430Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kavalabus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Port of Myrina (Limnos)ferry Bsf
23h 34m€125–196Car ferry, ferry
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Mykonoscarferry
- Take the ferry from Mykonos to Port of Myrina (Limnos)ferry Bsf
22h 10m€199–480Car ferry, ferry via Athens
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Myrina (Limnos)ferry Bsf
32h 30m€165–461Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Limnos (LXS)plane HER - LXS
3h 42m€111–211Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Limnos (LXS)plane CHQ - LXS
4h 45m€163–289
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Limnos (LXS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Lemnos is to bus and ferry and bus and ferry which costs €120 - €200 and takes 23h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Lemnos is to fly which takes 3h 42m and costs €110 - €220.
No, there is no direct ferry from Crete to Lemnos. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Port of Myrina (Limnos) via Mykonos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 10m.
The distance between Crete and Lemnos is 685 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Lemnos without a car is to car ferry and helicopter and taxi which takes 16h 5m and costs €800 - €1500.
It takes approximately 16h 5m to get from Crete to Lemnos, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Sitia Airport Airport to Limnos Airport. The quickest flight takes 10h and has one stopover.
Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines and Sky Express offer flights from Sitia Airport Airport to Limnos Airport.
There are 316+ hotels available in Lemnos.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Lemnos, Greece?
Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Limnos (LXS) once daily.
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sitia Airport to Limnos via Alexandroupolis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Limnos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Limnos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Lavrio to Port of Myrina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- Seajets
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- €40–50
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