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How to get fromElafonisi beach to Athensby bus, plane, car ferry, busferry, shuttle, or ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Elafonisi beach to Athens by bus, plane, car ferry, busferry, shuttle, or ferry

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  1. Bus to Chania International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the bus from Elafonisi to Kasteli of Kissamosbus bus
    2. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CHQ - ATH
    4h 48m

  2. Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Palaiochora to Heraklion Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane HER - ATH
    5h 39m
    €247–447

  3. Bus, car ferry via Rethymno

    1. Take the bus from Elafonisi to Chaniabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Chania to Rethymnobus bus
    3. Take the car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    11h 4m

  4. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Elafonisi to Chaniabus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusbusferry bus ferry
    11h 54m

  5. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Elafonisi to Chaniabus bus
    2. Take the ferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusferry ferry Abs
    11h 29m

  6. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Elafonisi to Chaniabus bus
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    13h 14m

Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar69Weekly Planes
Duration53 minAverage Duration
Ticket€32Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 388.8 km
  • Duration: 4h 48m

What companies run services between Elafonisi beach, Greece and Athens, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Elafonisi beach to Athens. However, you can take the bus to Kasteli of Kissamos, walk to Kissamos, take the shuttle to Chania Airport, walk to Chania International Airport (CHQ) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), then take the taxi to Athens. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Elafonisi to Athens via Chania, Rethymno, Rethymno, Port of Piraeus, and Piraeus in around 11h 4m.

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