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 goHow many daysBudget calculatorItineraries

Where to stay

Where to stay (regions)Best hotelsHeraklion or Chania?

Getting around

Arriving in Crete

Heraklion airportChania airportFerry to Crete

On the road

Getting around CreteCar rentalTaxi & transfersTraveling without a car

By bus & boat

The KTEL bus guideRoute selectorBus Chania airport → townBus Heraklion airport → centreBus Heraklion → KnossosSamaria by bus + ferryNorth axis & EXPRESS busSouth-coast ferriesBoat to Spinalonga

Explore

Beaches

Best beachesVoulisma (Golden Beach)Secret beachesBalos or Elafonissi?FalasarnaSeitan Limania

Nature & adventure

Samaria GorgeGorges & waterfallsThings to doExcursions: worth it?Activities & toursBoat cruisesSantorini day trip

Culture & history

Knossos (tickets)SpinalongaLato (Dorian city)Gournia (Minoan town)Battle of CreteAuthentic villages

Towns & villages

All placesHeraklionAround Agios NikolaosSitia & the far eastKritsaMochlosAnogiaArchanesArgyroupoliMargarites

Food & wine

Tavernas & foodCretan dietWine & vineyardsRaki & kazani feastsPhoto gallery

Essentials

Practical life

Practical infoInternet & eSIMOpening hoursPharmacies & emergencies

Day to day

Market daysPublic holidaysReal Talk FAQ

Living here

Buy & invest

Property (prices)Where to buy — 20 areasBuy a houseCost of ownershipRenovate & buildGolden VisaInvest (yield)

Living day to day

Live & invest (guide)Relocate to CreteCost of livingWater: the n°1 riskLong-term rental

Retire & health

Retiring in CreteRetiree taxationHealthcare (expats)