There are 11 ways to get from Xánthi to Crete by bus, plane, car ferry, train, ferry, busferry, or car
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Bus to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Xanthi to Alexandroupolibus
- Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AXD - HER
3h 59m€86–252Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Xánthi to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kavala to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
18h 26mBus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Xanthi to Serresbus
- Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the carferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
21h 35m€203–472Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Xánthi to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Mykonosferry Bsf
- Take the carferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
28h 4mFly Kavala International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Kavala International Airport (KVA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane KVA - HER
5h 49m€102–224Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Xánthi to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SKG - HER
6h 21mFly Kavala International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Kavala International Airport (KVA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane KVA - CHQ
7h 8m€123–242Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Xánthi to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SKG - CHQ
6h 59mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Xánthi to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
22h 8mBus, car ferry via Dráma
- Take the bus from Xanthi to Dramabus
- Take the bus from Drama to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
22h 46mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Xánthi to Port of Rafinacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Rafina to Mykonoscarferry
- Take the carferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
15h 39m€273–558
Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xánthi to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €85 - €260 and takes 3h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Xánthi to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 3h 59m and costs €85 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Xánthi to Crete. However, there are services departing from Xánthi and arriving at Heraklion via Thessaloniki KTEL, Thessaloniki Airport and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 8m.
The distance between Xánthi and Crete is 726 km.
The best way to get from Xánthi to Crete without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 18h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Xánthi to Crete, including transfers.
Xánthi to Crete bus services, operated by KTEL Xanthis, depart from Xánthi station.
Xánthi to Crete bus services, operated by KTEL Xanthis, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
There are 3061+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Xánthi, Greece and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines flies from Kavala International Airport (KVA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Kavala International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Kavala International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Kavala International Airport to Chania International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Serres to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +30 25510 26479
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelevrou.gr
Bus from Xanthi to Alexandroupoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelevrou.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelevrou.gr
- Phone
- +30 25410 27200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelxanthis.gr
Bus from Xánthi to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ktelxanthis.gr
Bus from Xánthi to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ktelxanthis.gr
Bus from Xánthi to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ktelxanthis.gr
Bus from Xánthi to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ktelxanthis.gr
Bus from Xánthi to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ktelxanthis.gr
- Phone
- +30 2510.222294
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelkavalas.gr
Bus from Kavala to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- ktelkavalas.gr
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Xanthi to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 25210 32421
- [email protected]
- Website
- kteldramas.gr
Bus from Xanthi to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- kteldramas.gr
Bus from Drama to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- kteldramas.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–330
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Kavala to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €45–65
- Airplane-type seats
- €45–70
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €120–170
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