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How to get fromSkiathos to Creteby plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Skiathos to Crete by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or ferry

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  1. Fly Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Fly from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane JSI - HER
    5h 5m
    €103–184

  2. Car ferry, bus, ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the carferry from Skiathos to Mantoudicarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Kymási to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Hsw
    17h 46m
    €88–215

  3. Car ferry, bus via Páros

    1. Take the carferry from Skiathos to Mantoudicarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Kymási to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbus bus
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry car ferry
    4. Take the carferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    13h 35m
    €200–460

  4. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the carferry from Skiathos to Mantoudicarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Kymási to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Lamia KTEL Fthiotidos Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Lamía to Chaniabusferry bus ferry
    5. Take the bus from Chania to Heraklionbus bus
    23h 12m

  5. Fly Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Sitia Airport

    1. Fly from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane JSI - JSH
    13h 4m
    €150–260

  6. Fly Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane JSI - CHQ
    5h 39m
    €127–263

  7. Car ferry to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the carferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessalonikicarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane SKG - HER
    6h 31m
    €132–367

  8. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Skiathos to Mantoudicarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Kymási to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbus bus
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    13h 52m
    €168–387

  9. Car ferry, bus #2

    1. Take the carferry from Skiathos to Mantoudicarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Kymási to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbus bus
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Rafina to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    15h 50m
    €195–434

Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration4h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket€74Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 458.1 km
  • Duration: 5h 5m

What companies run services between Skiathos, Greece and Crete, Greece?

Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.

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