There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Crete by plane, car ferry, or subway
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Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SYD - HER
26h 19m€564–967Fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SYD - CHQ
27h 28m€375–1,055Fly to Santorini, car ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Santorini (JTR)plane SYD - JTR
- Take the carferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
28h 15m€662–1,131Fly to Mykonos, car ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Mykonos (JMK)plane SYD - JMK
- Take the carferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
30h 53m€710–1,337Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane SYD - JSH
25h 53m€613–1,415Fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SYD - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
32h 20m€592–1,464
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Crete is to fly which costs €550 - €1000 and takes 26h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Crete is to fly which takes 25h 53m and costs €600 - €1500.
The distance between Sydney and Crete is 15148 km.
It takes approximately 26h 19m to get from Sydney to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 9h behind Sydney. It is currently 11:37 PM in Sydney and 2:37 PM in Crete.
There are 2735+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Crete, Greece?
Etihad, El Al, and seven other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Santorini via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mykonos via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sitia Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sitia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Santorini via Dubai, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mykonos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,400
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- cyprusairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mykonos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sitia Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,400
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Colombo, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,000
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- [email protected]
- Website
- OASA
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- OASA
- 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 Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- Seajets
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