There are 10 ways to get from Limassol to Crete by bus, plane, car ferry, busferry, or ferry
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Bus to Larnaca International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Pancyprian Lyceumbus
- Fly from Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LCA - HER
5h 55m€70–178Bus to Paphos International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Archiep. Leontiou A´ - Intercity to Karavella Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Paphos International Airport (PFO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PFO - CHQ
6h 13m€55–267Car ferry via Páros
- Take the carferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the carferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
40h 6m€181–504Bus, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Dionysios Solomos Squarebus 25
- Take the carferry from Girne to Taşucucarferry
- Take the bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 4h€261–343Bus to Larnaca International Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Pancyprian Lyceumbus
- Fly from Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane LCA - JSH
13h 28m€119–306Bus to Paphos International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Archiep. Leontiou A´ - Intercity to Karavella Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Paphos International Airport (PFO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PFO - HER
7h 39m€78–239Bus to Larnaca International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Pancyprian Lyceumbus
- Fly from Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LCA - CHQ
8h 38m€126–806Car ferry
- Take the carferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
40h 11m€161–444Car ferry #2
- Take the carferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
42h 11m€86–304Car ferry, ferry
- Take the carferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
42h 11m€106–274
Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limassol to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €70 - €180 and takes 5h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Limassol to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €70 - €180.
No, there is no direct ferry from Limassol to Crete. However, there are services departing from Limassol and arriving at Heraklion Port via Port of Piraeus and Paros. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 6m.
The distance between Limassol and Crete is 854 km.
The best way to get from Limassol to Crete without a car is to car ferry via Páros which takes 40h 6m and costs €180 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Limassol to Crete, including transfers.
There are 3117+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Limassol, Cyprus and Crete, Greece?
You can take a car ferry from Limassol to Heraklion Port via Port of Piraeus, Port of Piraeus, and Paros in around 40h 6m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sitia Airport via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–120
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–160
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Chania International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- cyprusairways.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Haifa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Phone
- +357 24 643493
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercity Buses
Bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Pancyprian Lyceum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Schedules at
- Intercity Buses
Bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Dionysios Solomos Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- Intercity Buses
Bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Pancyprian Lyceum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Schedules at
- Intercity Buses
Bus from Archiep. Leontiou A´ - Intercity to Karavella Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Schedules at
- Intercity Buses
Bus from Archiep. Leontiou A´ - Intercity to Karavella Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Schedules at
- Intercity Buses
Bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Pancyprian Lyceum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Schedules at
- Intercity Buses
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Arda Tur
- 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
- +357 25 313129
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scandro Holding LTD
Car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42–134
- Website
- Scandro Holding LTD
- Airbus seats
- €42
- 1st Class Cabin (One Bed)
- €77
- Vehicle
- €134
Car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42–134
- Website
- Scandro Holding LTD
- Airbus seats
- €42
- 1st Class Cabin (One Bed)
- €77
- Vehicle
- €134
Car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42–134
- Website
- Scandro Holding LTD
- Airbus seats
- €42
- 1st Class Cabin (One Bed)
- €77
- Vehicle
- €134
Car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42–134
- Website
- Scandro Holding LTD
- Airbus seats
- €42
- 1st Class Cabin (One Bed)
- €77
- Vehicle
- €134
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- 0392 444 43 64
- Website
- Akgunler Denizcilik
Car ferry from Girne to Taşucu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €39–41
- Website
- Akgunler Denizcilik
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €45–65
- Airplane-type seats
- €45–70
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €120–170
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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