There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Kea-Kythnos by car ferry, helicopter, car, ferry, bus, busferry, or plane
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Car ferry, helicopter, drive
best- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Take the helicopter from Santorini Heliport to Mykonos Heliporthelicopter
- Take the helicopter from Mykonos Heliport to Athens Heliporthelicopter
- Drive from Athens Heliport to Lavriocar
- Take the carferry from Lavrio to Port of Keacarferry
8h 15m€714–1,124Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, bus, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane HER - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens Nomismatokopio to Lavriobus
- Take the carferry from Lavrio to Port of Keacarferry
8h 7m€85–168Ferry, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Serifosferry Hsw
- Take the carferry from Port of Serifos to Port of Kythnoscarferry
- Take the ferry from Kythnos to Keaferry Hsw
10h 10m€106–161Bus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusbusferry
- Take the bus from Στ.Μετρο Πειραιασ to Athens Airport Departuresbus Χ96
- Take the carferry from Lavrio to Port of Keacarferry
16h 59mCar ferry, ferry
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Syros Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from Syros to Keaferry Hsw
11h 15m€153–289Car ferry
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Serifoscarferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Serifos to Lavriocarferry
- Take the carferry from Lavrio to Port of Keacarferry
12h€96–210Fly from Chania International Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CHQ - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens Nomismatokopio to Lavriobus
- Take the carferry from Lavrio to Port of Keacarferry
8h 30m€117–266Fly from Sitia Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane JSH - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens Nomismatokopio to Lavriobus
- Take the carferry from Lavrio to Port of Keacarferry
7h 25m€92–319
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Kea-Kythnos is to fly and bus and car ferry which costs €85 - €170 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Kea-Kythnos is to fly and bus and car ferry which takes 7h 25m and costs €90 - €320.
No, there is no direct ferry from Crete to Kea-Kythnos. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Kea via Port of Serifos and Kythnos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 10m.
The distance between Crete and Kea-Kythnos is 471 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Kea-Kythnos without a car is to ferry and car ferry which takes 10h 10m and costs €100 - €170.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Crete to Kea-Kythnos, including transfers.
There are 254+ hotels available in Kea-Kythnos.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Kea-Kythnos, Greece?
You can take a car ferry from Heraklion Port to Kea-Kythnos via Port of Serifos, Lavrio, and Port of Kea in around 12h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
Flights from Chania International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–95
Flights from Sitia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Chania International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Phone
- +302821093052
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- OASA
Bus from Στ.Μετρο Πειραιασ to Athens Airport Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- +30 210 88 08 000
- info@ktelattikis.gr
- Website
- ktelattikis.gr
Bus from Athens Nomismatokopio to Lavrio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- ktelattikis.gr
Bus from Athens Nomismatokopio to Lavrio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- ktelattikis.gr
Bus from Athens Nomismatokopio to Lavrio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- ktelattikis.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Serifos to Port of Kythnos
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Syros Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 2292 022900
- info@karystia-shipping.com
- Website
- karystia-shipping.com
Car ferry from Lavrio to Port of Kea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16
- Schedules at
- krialis.gr
Car ferry from Lavrio to Port of Kea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16
- Schedules at
- krialis.gr
Car ferry from Lavrio to Port of Kea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16
- Schedules at
- krialis.gr
Car ferry from Lavrio to Port of Kea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16
- Schedules at
- krialis.gr
Car ferry from Lavrio to Port of Kea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16
- Schedules at
- krialis.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- hellenicseaways@hellenicseaways.gr
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Serifos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €40–65
Ferry from Kythnos to Kea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €30–50
Ferry from Syros to Kea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €35–50
- Phone
- +30 210 46 10 500
- info@magicseaferries.gr
- Website
- magicseaferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Serifos to Port of Kythnos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- magicseaferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Serifos to Lavrio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- magicseaferries.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- anek@anek.gr
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Serifos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €30–45
- Airplane-type seats
- €30–50
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €85–110
- Phone
- +30 210 613 5422
- cs@goutoslines.com
- Website
- Goutos Lines
Car ferry from Lavrio to Port of Kea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Goutos Lines
- Phone
- +30 210 440 2822
- info@tritonferries.gr
- Website
- Triton Ferries
Car ferry from Lavrio to Port of Kea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Triton Ferries
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