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How to get fromMelbourne to Creteby plane, car ferry, or subway

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There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Crete by plane, car ferry, or subway

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  1. Fly to Chania International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane MEL - CHQ
    25h 9m
    €689–1,207

  2. Fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MEL - ATH
    2. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway subway
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    30h 46m
    €616–1,366

  3. Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane MEL - HER
    24h 10m
    €618–1,019

  4. Fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane MEL - JSH
    25h 19m
    €617–1,417

  5. Fly to Santorini, car ferry

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane MEL - JTR
    2. Take the carferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    29h 52m
    €671–1,253

  6. Fly to Mykonos, car ferry

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mykonos (JMK)plane plane MEL - JMK
    2. Take the carferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    31h 34m
    €669–1,969

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights

Calendar32Weekly Planes
Duration24h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket€361Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 14,853.3 km
  • Duration: 25h 9m

What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Crete, Greece?

Etihad, Sky Express, and eight other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 5 times a day.

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