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How to get fromIonian Islands to Creteby plane, busferry, car ferry, or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Ionian Islands to Crete by plane, busferry, car ferry, or bus

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  1. Fly Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane CFU - HER
    2h 39m
    €71–146

  2. Bus and ferry, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Patrasbusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Chania to Heraklionbus bus
    19h 12m
    €67–73

  3. Bus and ferry, car ferry

    1. Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    14h 16m
    €144–356

  4. Fly Zakynthos International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane ZTH - HER
    4h 46m
    €97–184

  5. Fly Kefalonia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane EFL - HER
    5h 31m
    €98–185

  6. Fly Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane CFU - CHQ
    4h 48m
    €95–227

  7. Fly Zakynthos International Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane ZTH - CHQ
    5h 40m
    €113–292

  8. Bus and ferry, car ferry via Páros

    1. Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    14h 18m
    €171–408

Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration2h 18mAverage Duration
Ticket€69Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 668.2 km
  • Duration: 2h 39m

What companies run services between Ionian Islands, Greece and Crete, Greece?

Aegean Airlines flies from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.

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