There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Skiathos by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane JSH - JSI
7h 50m€110–220Car ferry, bus #2
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymásibus
- Take the car ferry from Mantoudi to Skiathoscarferry
17h 58m€79–210Car ferry, bus via Páros
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymásibus
- Take the car ferry from Mantoudi to Skiathoscarferry
13h 57m€183–435Bus, bus and ferry, Hydrofoil
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Larissabusferry
- Take the bus from Larissa to Volosbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Volos to Skiathosferry
22h 13mFly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane HER - JSI
5h 47m€91–221Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane CHQ - JSI
5h 35m€93–279Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymásibus
- Take the car ferry from Mantoudi to Skiathoscarferry
14h 18m€164–377Ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Hsw
- Take the bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymásibus
- Take the car ferry from Mantoudi to Skiathoscarferry
16h 8m€89–211
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Skiathos is to car ferry and bus which costs €75 - €210 and takes 17h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Skiathos is to fly which takes 5h 35m and costs €90 - €280.
The distance between Crete and Skiathos is 501 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Skiathos without a car is to car ferry and bus via Páros which takes 13h 57m and costs €180 - €440.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Crete to Skiathos, including transfers.
There are 1777+ hotels available in Skiathos.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Skiathos, Greece?
Olympic Air and Sky Express fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sitia Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Alexandroupolis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Phone
- +30 2221 0 20400
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelevias.gr
Bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymási
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- ktelevias.gr
Bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymási
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- ktelevias.gr
Bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymási
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- ktelevias.gr
Bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymási
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- ktelevias.gr
- 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 Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 2410 567600
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktellarisas.gr
Bus from Larissa to Volos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- ktellarisas.gr
- Phone
- +30 2421033254
- Website
- ktelvolou.gr
Bus from Larissa to Volos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://ktelvolou.gr/en/home/
- Phone
- +30 26410 54444
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-aitolnias.gr
Bus from Larissa to Volos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktel-aitolnias.gr
- 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 Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Mantoudi to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Mantoudi to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Mantoudi to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 4121654
- [email protected]
- Website
- aegeanflyingdolphins.gr
Ferry from Port of Volos to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- aegeanflyingdolphins.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- hellenicseaways.gr
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.anek.gr/en-gb
- Economy
- €45–65
- Airplane-type seats
- €45–70
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €120–170
- Phone
- +30 210 4441788
- [email protected]
- Website
- anes.gr
Car ferry from Mantoudi to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.anes.gr/en
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