There are 11 ways to get from Northern Sporades to Crete by plane, busferry, car ferry, bus, or ferry
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Fly Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane JSI - HER
2h 46m€92–220Fly Skyros to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Skyros (SKU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SKU - HER
3h 36m€49–168Bus and ferry, car ferry via Páros
- Take the busferry from Skýros to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbusferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
13h 4m€172–411Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Skýros to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbusferry
- Take the bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Lamia KTEL Fthiotidos Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Lamía to Chaniabusferry
- Take the bus from Chania to Heraklionbus
22h 50mFly Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane JSI - JSH
7h 55m€110–220Fly Skyros to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Skyros (SKU) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane SKU - JSH
16h 50m€100–280Fly Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane JSI - CHQ
4h 10m€95–262Fly Skyros to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Skyros (SKU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SKU - CHQ
4h 15m€72–266Bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the busferry from Skýros to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbusferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
13h 9m€152–351Bus and ferry, car ferry #2
- Take the busferry from Skýros to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbusferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
15h 9m€77–211Bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the busferry from Skýros to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbusferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
17h 27m€93–190
Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Northern Sporades to Crete is to fly which costs €45 - €170 and takes 3h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Northern Sporades to Crete is to fly which takes 2h 46m and costs €90 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Northern Sporades to Crete. However, there are services departing from Skýros and arriving at Heraklion via Athens - KTEL Liosion Street, Lamía and Chania. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 50m.
The distance between Northern Sporades and Crete is 454 km.
The best way to get from Northern Sporades to Crete without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry via Páros which takes 13h 4m and costs €170 - €420.
It takes approximately 2h 46m to get from Northern Sporades to Crete, including transfers.
Northern Sporades to Crete bus services, operated by KTEL Evias, depart from Skýros station.
There is no direct flight from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' Airport to Sitia Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 11h 30m and has one stopover.
Northern Sporades to Crete bus services, operated by KTEL Evias, arrive at Athens - KTEL Liosion Street station.
Sky Express and Olympic Air offer flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' Airport to Sitia Airport Airport.
What companies run services between Northern Sporades, Greece and Crete, Greece?
Sky Express, Olympic Air, and three other airlines fly from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Skyros to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Skyros to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens, New Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–420
Flights from Skyros to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Skyros to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–160
Flights from Skyros to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–420
Flights from Skyros to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Skyros to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Skyros to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Phone
- +30 2221 0 20400
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelevias.gr
Busferry from Skýros to Athens - KTEL Liosion Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Schedules at
- ktelevias.gr
Busferry from Skýros to Athens - KTEL Liosion Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Schedules at
- ktelevias.gr
Busferry from Skýros to Athens - KTEL Liosion Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Schedules at
- ktelevias.gr
Busferry from Skýros to Athens - KTEL Liosion Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Schedules at
- ktelevias.gr
Busferry from Skýros to Athens - KTEL Liosion Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Schedules at
- ktelevias.gr
- Phone
- +30 22310 51345
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelfthiotidos.gr
Bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Lamia KTEL Fthiotidos Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–23
- Schedules at
- ktelfthiotidos.gr
- Phone
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Lamía to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Bus from Chania to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.anek.gr/en-gb
- Economy
- €45–65
- Airplane-type seats
- €45–70
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €120–170
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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