CreteImmersion

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Transport route selector

Pick your departure and destination: we send you straight to the right page, with the line, indicative price, traps and a link to the day's official timetable.

This selector doesn't compute live times (they change too often): it takes you to the page that explains the structure and links the official source.

All the connections covered

Chania airport (CHQ)

Heraklion airport (HER)

Souda port (ferry)

Ierapetra

Plaka / Elounda

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Plan

Before you go

When to go›How many days›Budget calculator›Itineraries›

Where to stay

Where to stay (regions)›Best hotels›Heraklion or Chania?›

Getting around

Arriving in Crete

Heraklion airport›Chania airport›Ferry to Crete›

On the road

Getting around Crete›Car rental›Taxi & transfers›Traveling without a car›

By bus & boat

The KTEL bus guide›Route selector›Bus Chania airport → town›Bus Heraklion airport → centre›Bus Heraklion → Knossos›Samaria by bus + ferry›North axis & EXPRESS bus›South-coast ferries›Boat to Spinalonga›

Explore

Beaches

Best beaches›Voulisma (Golden Beach)›Secret beaches›Balos or Elafonissi?›Falasarna›Seitan Limania›

Nature & adventure

Samaria Gorge›Gorges & waterfalls›Things to do›Excursions: worth it?›Activities & tours›Boat cruises›Santorini day trip›

Culture & history

Knossos (tickets)›Spinalonga›Lato (Dorian city)›Gournia (Minoan town)›Battle of Crete›Authentic villages›

Towns & villages

All places›Heraklion›Around Agios Nikolaos›Sitia & the far east›Kritsa›Mochlos›Anogia›Archanes›Argyroupoli›Margarites›

Food & wine

Tavernas & food›Cretan diet›Wine & vineyards›Raki & kazani feasts›Photo gallery›

Essentials

Practical life

Practical info›Internet & eSIM›Opening hours›Pharmacies & emergencies›

Day to day

Market days›Public holidays›Real Talk FAQ›

Living here

Buy & invest

Property (prices)›Where to buy — 20 areas›Buy a house›Cost of ownership›Renovate & build›Golden Visa›Invest (yield)›

Living day to day

Live & invest (guide)›Relocate to Crete›Cost of living›Water: the n°1 risk›Long-term rental›

Retire & health

Retiring in Crete›Retiree taxation›Healthcare (expats)›