There are 6 ways to get from Kazakhstan to Crete by plane, bus, ferry, or busferry
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Fly Atyrau Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Atyrau Airport (GUW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GUW - HER
6h 32m€183–555Fly Shymkent International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CIT - HER
10h 50m€173–704Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Samsun bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Samsun bus station to Marmaris bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry
6d€303–418Fly Atyrau Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Atyrau Airport (GUW) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane GUW - CHQ
11h 45m€184–793Fly Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NQZ - HER
15h 28m€221–602Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Rize bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
6d 7h€324–456
Atyrau Airport (GUW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kazakhstan to Crete is to bus and ferry which costs €300 - €420 and takes 6 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Kazakhstan to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs €180 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Kazakhstan station to Crete. However, there are services departing from Almaty Sayran Bus Station and arriving at Heraklion via Tashkent bus station, Krasnodar-1 Bus station, Rize bus station, Istanbul Esenler Otogari and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 days 7h.
The distance between Kazakhstan and Crete is 2573 km.
The best way to get from Kazakhstan to Crete without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 6 days 0h and costs €300 - €420.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Kazakhstan to Crete, including transfers.
Kazakhstan to Crete bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, depart from Almaty Sayran Bus Station.
Kazakhstan to Crete bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, arrive at Tashkent bus station.
There are 3123+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Kazakhstan and Crete, Greece?
Air Astana, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Atyrau Airport (GUW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Atyrau Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from Atyrau Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sochi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Atyrau Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–750
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Atyrau Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tbilisi, Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Atyrau Airport to Chania International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–750
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–700
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €67
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €67
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €39–65
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €45–65
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- [email protected]
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 22410 74 235
- [email protected]
- Website
- seadreams.gr
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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