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How to get fromZanzibar City to Creteby ferry, plane, subway, or car ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Zanzibar City to Crete by ferry, plane, subway, or car ferry

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  1. Ferry to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry ferry
    2. Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane DAR - HER
    17h 19m
    €249–800

  2. Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Sitia Airport

    1. Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane ZNZ - JSH
    30h 28m
    €350–950

  3. Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane ZNZ - CHQ
    15h 18m
    €257–850

  4. Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane ZNZ - HER
    14h 9m
    €505–926

  5. Ferry to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry ferry
    2. Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane DAR - CHQ
    17h 17m
    €280–938

  6. Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    1. Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane ZNZ - ATH
    2. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway subway
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    20h 55m
    €508–948

Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration15h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket€213Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 5,008.9 km
  • Duration: 17h 19m

What companies run services between Zanzibar City, Tanzania and Crete, Greece?

Egyptair, Olympic Air, and five other airlines fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Sitia Airport (JSH) once daily.

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