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How to get fromTilos to Creteby car ferry, plane, ferry, or bus

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There are 3 ways to get from Tilos to Crete by car ferry, plane, ferry, or bus

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  1. Car ferry, fly

    best
    1. Take the carferry from Tilos to Port of Rhodescarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane RHO - HER
    5h 3m
    €84–215

  2. Car ferry, ferry, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the carferry from Tilos to Chalkicarferry car ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Halki to Sitiaferry ferry Bsf
    3. Take the bus from Sitia to Heraklion Central Stationbus bus
    13h 10m
    €82–153

  3. Car ferry, ferry

    1. Take the carferry from Tilos to Chalkicarferry car ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Halki to Heraklionferry ferry Bsf
    11h 55m
    €83–183

Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar23Weekly Planes
Duration1h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket€65Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 405.2 km
  • Duration: 5h 3m

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

There is no direct connection from Tilos to Crete. However, you can take the car ferry to Port of Rhodes, walk to Rhodes, Stathmós KTEL, take the bus to Paradeisi, Aerodrómio Ródou - Diagóras, walk to Rhodes International Airport (RHO) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Tilos to Heraklion via Chalki and Halki in around 11h 55m.

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