The island of Crete is an island located in Greece. It covers the surface of 8303.00 mi² and it has the population of approximately 623065 people. The island Crete has 9 larger and more picturesque towns worth visiting.
Not all of them have ferry ports of course, so to be specific - the island of Crete has 6 ferry ports offering daily departures to and from the island of Crete.
There are 3 airports on the island.
Chania (Airport) is located 15 mi from the city of Chania.
Heraklion (Airport) is located 7 mi from the city of Heraklion.
Sitia (Airport) is located 6 mi from the city of Sitia.
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Ferry ports on the island of Crete
There are 6 ferry ports on the island of Crete. The island ferry ports are generally smaller in size, but they can accommodate the ferries sailing from the mainland according to the departure schedule that you can see on our website. The island ferry ports are the following ones:
Crete currently has 12 daily arrivals by ferry, coming from
ferry ports in Greece.
Below you'll see a list of the most popular ways to get to Crete where you can find out more, and book your tickets!
There are 6 daily outbound ferry lines from Crete going to
domestic
destinations such as Santorini, Chania (Airport) and Heraklion in Greece.
The most popular ferry lines departing Crete in terms of number of travellers are Heraklion - Piraeus, Heraklion - Mykonos and Heraklion - Paros.
Below you will see the most popular ferry lines departing from Crete.
Ferry companies sailing to and from the island of Crete
There are 4 companies operating ferry lines to and from the island of Crete, Greece.
These ferry companies have fast ferry, car catamaran and car ferry in their active fleet of vessels.
The average user rating for the ferry companies operating to and from Crete is NaN.
The largest ferry company is SeaJets with more than 12 ferry lines to and from Crete while Minoan Lines is the smallest with 1 ferry lines in comparison. Below we have listed some of the most popular ferry companies when travelling to or from Crete.
A full list of ferry companies and more information can be found here.
Getting around the island of Crete
When it comes to transportation while you're staying on Crete, there are up to 1 bus routes offering connections between the island towns, such as Chania (Airport) and Rethymno.
From
Chania (Airport)
-
Rethymno
Nearby Islands
While you're staying on the island of Crete, you can also take some time to visit some of the other islands in Greece, such as Othonoi, Ereikoussa or Mathraki.
The smallest island in terms of its size is the island Imeri Gramvousa with the surface area of only 1 mi², while the largest island would be Euboea covering 2289 mi². You can find a list of islands in Greece below and click on them for more information!
Since the island of Crete is well connected not only to the mainland, but to the other islands as well, it would be a waste of time not to visit some of them like Anafi, Halki and Ios too. The cheapest and easiest way is booking a ticket for the catamaran or car ferry.
Below we have composed a list of the most popular island hopping destinations when departing from Crete.
