There are 8 ways to get from Skýros to Crete by busferry, helicopter, car ferry, plane, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus and ferry, helicopter, car ferry
best- Take the busferry from Skýros to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbusferry
- Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Mykonos Heliporthelicopter
- Take the helicopter from Mykonos Heliport to Santorini Heliporthelicopter
- Take the carferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
11h 25m€728–1,151Fly Skyros to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Skyros (SKU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SKU - HER
2h 57m€69–237Bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the busferry from Skýros to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbusferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Rafina to Heraklion Portcarferry
15h 43m€190–384Fly Skyros to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Skyros (SKU) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane SKU - JSH
22h 31m€143–445Bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the busferry from Skýros to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbusferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
17h 41m€121–239Bus 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
23h 21mFly Skyros to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Skyros (SKU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SKU - CHQ
3h 46m€96–335Bus and ferry to Athens International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the busferry from Skýros to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbusferry
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ATH - HER
6h 55m€84–173
Skyros (SKU) to Sitia Airport (JSH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Skýros to Crete is to bus and ferry and fly which costs €80 - €180 and takes 6h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Skýros to Crete is to fly which takes 2h 57m and costs €65 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Skýros 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 23h 21m.
The distance between Skýros and Crete is 633 km.
The best way to get from Skýros to Crete without a car is to bus and ferry and helicopter and car ferry which takes 11h 25m and costs €700 - €1200.
It takes approximately 11h 25m to get from Skýros to Crete, including transfers.
Skýros to Crete bus services, operated by KTEL Evias, depart from Skýros station.
Skýros to Crete bus services, operated by KTEL Evias, arrive at Athens - KTEL Liosion Street station.
There are 2576+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Skýros, Greece and Crete, Greece?
Olympic Air and Sky Express fly from Skyros (SKU) to Sitia Airport (JSH) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Skyros to Sitia Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Skyros to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Skyros to Chania International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Skyros to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Skyros to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Skyros to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Skyros to Sitia Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Skyros to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
- 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
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Lamía to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Bus from Chania to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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