The most inexpensive way to see Crete is by bus as tickets are affordable and there are regular departures within the region, as well as long distance from one region to another. Buses that server the longer routes are operated by KTEL and are modern buses with AC systems and very comfortable to travel with.
Address: Kriari 40, Chania 731 35
Tel: +30 2821 093052
Website: www.e-ktel.com
Chania – Omalos (Samaria Gorge) |
| Daily |
| 06:15 | 07:45 | 08:45 | | |
Omalos (Samaria Gorge) – Chania |
| Daily |
| 07:30 | 09:00 | 13:30* | 19:30* | |
Price 7.50 euro. Travel time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Chania – Elafonissi |
| Daily |
| 09:00 | | | | |
Elafonissi – Chania |
| Daily |
| 17:00 | | | | |
Price: 10,90 euro. Travel time: 2 hours and 15 minutes
Chania – Sfakia (Chora Sfakion) |
| Daily |
| 06:45 | 08:15 | 11:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 |
Sfakia (Chora Sfakion) – Chania |
| Daily |
| 07:00 | 11:00 | 13:30 | 18:30 | |
Price: 8,20 euro. Travel time: 1 hour and 40 minutes
Chania – Agia Irini Gorge – Sougia |
| Monday – Saturday |
| 05:15 | 08:45 | 13:45 | | |
| Sunday |
| 07:30 | 13:45 | | | |
Sougia – Agia Irini (Gorge) – Chania |
| Daily |
| 07:00 | 12:30 | 18:30 | | |
| Sunday |
| |
Price: 7,70 euro. Travel time: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Chania – Stavros |
| Monday – Friday |
| 06:50 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:15 | 16:00 |
| 20:00 | |
| Saturday |
| 07:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:15 | 16:00 |
| 20:00 | |
| Sunday |
| 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:15 | 16:00 | 20:00 |
Stavros – Chania |
| Monday – Friday |
| 07:20 | 10:40 | 12:40 | 14:55 | 16:40 |
| 20:40 | |
| Saturday |
| 07:40 | 10:40 | 12:40 | 14:55 | 16:40 |
| 20:40 | |
| Sunday |
| 10:40 | 12:40 | 14:55 | 16:40 | 20:40 |
Price: 2,30 euro. Travel time: 30 minutes
Chania – Kalives |
| Monday – Friday |
| 06:45 | 10:30 | 13:00 | 14:30 | 16:30 |
| 20:30 | |
| Saturday and Sunday |
| 08:30 | 10:30 | 14:30 | 16:30 | 20:30 |
Kalives – Chania |
| Monday – Friday |
| 07:25 | 08:45 | 09:55 | 11:40 | 13:40 |
| 15:40 | 17:25 | 21:25 | |
| Saturday and Sunday |
| 09:45 | 11:40 | 15:30 | 17:25 | 21:25 |
Price: 2,50 euro. Travel time: 30 minutes
Chania – Almirida |
| Monday – Friday |
| 08:30 | 10:30 | 14:30 | 16:30 | 20:30 |
| Saturday and Sunday |
| 08:30 | 10:30 | 14:30 | 16:30 | 20:30 |
Almirida – Chania |
| Monday – Friday |
| 07:15 | 09:45 | 11:15 | 15:15 | 17:15 |
| 21:15 | |
| Saturday and Sunday |
| 09:45 | 11:15 | 15:15 | 17:15 | 21:15 |
Price: 3,20 euro. Travel time: 40 minutes
Chania – Platanos – Falasarna |
| Daily |
| 08:30 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00* |
| 15:30 | 18:30 | |
| *Saturday/Sunday 13:30 |
Falasarna – Platanos – Chania |
| Daily |
| 10:00 | 11:30 | 12:30* | 13:30 | 14:30** |
| 17:00 | 20:00 | |
| *From Kastelli 14:00 | **Saturday/Sunday 15:00 |
Price: 8,20 euro. Travel time: 1 hour and 20 minutes
Chania – Kissamos Port – Balos |
| Daily |
| 08:30 | 11:00 | 13:00* | 15:30 | |
| *Saturday and Sunday 13:30 |
Balos – Kissamos Port – Chania |
| Daily |
| 10:30 | 13:00 | 15:30 | 17:30 | |
|
Price: 7,80 euro. Travel time: 1 hour and 40 minutes
Chania – Loutraki – Marathi |
| Daily |
| 09:30 | 11:30 | 13:30 | 15:30 | 17:30 |
Marathi – Loutraki – Chania |
| Daily |
| 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 |
| *From Loutraki 15 minutes later |
Price: 2,40 euro. Travel time: 30 minutes
Address: Kefalogiannidon, Rethymno 741 00
Tel: +30 2831 022392
Website: www.e-ktel.com
Rethymno – Arkadi |
| Monday – Friday |
| 06:15 | 10:45 | 14:30 | |
| Saturday and Sunday |
| 10:45 | 14:30 | |
Arkadi – Rethymno |
| Monday – Friday |
| 07:10 | 12:15 | 16:00 | |
| Saturday and Sunday |
| 12:15 | 16:00 | |
Price: 3,00 euro. Travel time: 40 minutes
Rethymno – Spili – Agia Galini |
| Monday – Friday |
| 05:30 | 07:30 | 11:00 | 14:30 | 18:00 |
| Saturdays and Sundays |
| 07:30 | 11:00 | 14:30 | 18:00 | |
Agia Galini – Spili – Rethymno |
| Monday – Friday |
| 06:30 | 09:15 | 12:15 | 16:15 | 19:15 |
| Saturdays and Sundays |
| 09:15 | 12:15 | 16:15 | 19:15 | |
Price: 6,70 euro. Travel time: 1 hour and 20 minutes
Rethymno – Plakias |
| Monday – Friday |
| 06:15 | 09:00 | 11:00 | 14:30 | 18:00 |
| Saturday and Sunday |
| 09:00 | 11:00 | 14:30 | 18:00 | |
Plakias – Rethymno |
| Monday – Friday |
| 07:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 15:15 | 19:00 |
| Saturday and Sunday |
| 10:00 | 12:00 | 15:15 | 19:00 | |
Price: 4,90 euro. Travel time: 1 hour
Rethymno – Preveli |
| Daily |
| 09:00 | 11:00 | 14:30 | |
Preveli – Rethymno |
| Daily |
| 11:30 | 14:30 | 18:30 | |
Price: 4,50 euro. Travel time: 45 minutes
Rethymno – Rodakino |
| Monday – Friday |
| 05:30 | 14:30 | |
| Not on Saturday and Sunday |
Rodakino – Rethymno |
| Monday – Friday |
| 06:45 | 15:45 | |
| Not on Saturday and Sunday |
Price: 5,20 euro. Travel time: 1 hour
Rethymno – Sfakia |
| Daily |
| 08:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | |
Sfakia – Rethymno |
| Daily |
| 07:00 | 11:00 | 18:30* | |
Price: 7,30 euro. Travel time: 2 hours
Rethymno – Omalos (Samaria Gorge) |
| Daily |
| 06:00 | 07:00 | |
Price: 15,00 euro. Travel time: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Address: Heraklion 712 02
Tel: +30 281 024 6530
Website: www.ktelherlas.gr
Heraklio – Matala |
| Monday – Friday |
| 07:30 | 09:00 | 12:30 | 12:45* | 15:30 |
| Saturday |
| 07:30 | 09:00 | 11:30 | 12:45 | 15:30 |
| Sunday |
| 07:30 | 11:30 | 15:30 | |
Matala – Heraklio |
| Monday – Friday |
| 07:00 | 09:30 | 11:30 | 15:00 | 17:15 |
| Saturday |
| 07:00 | 09:30 | 11:30 | 13:30 | 15:00 |
| 17:15 | |
| Sunday |
| 09:30 | 13:30 | 17:15 | |
Price: 8,50 euro. Travel time: 2 hours
Heraklio – Phaistos |
| Monday – Friday |
| 07:30 | 09:00 | 10:30 | 12:45 | 14:00 |
| 15:30 | |
| Saturday and Sunday |
| 07:30 | 09:00 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:45 |
| 14:00 | 15:30 | |
Phaistos – Heraklio |
| Monday – Saturday |
| 09:45 | 11:45 | 14:00 | 15:15 | 17:30 |
| Sunday |
| 09:45 | 13:40 | 17:30 | |
Price: 6,50 euro. Travel time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Heraklio – Agia Galini |
| Monday – Friday |
| 06:30 | 07:30 | 09:00 | 10:30 | 12:45 |
| 14:00 | 16:30 | |
| Saturday |
| 06:30 | 07:30 | 09:00 | 12:45 | 14:00 |
| 16:30 | |
| Sunday |
| 07:30 | 09:00 | 14:00 | 16:30 | |
Agia Galini – Heraklio |
| Monday – Friday |
| 07:20 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:45 | 13:15 |
| 15:00 | 17:00 | 19:15 | |
| Saturday |
| 09:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 |
| 19:15 | |
| Sunday |
| 10:00 | 12:00 | 17:00 | 19:15 | |
Price: 8,70 euro. Travel time: 2 hours
Address: Lagkos, Agios Nikolaos 721 00
Tel: +30 284 102 2234
Website: www.ktelherlas.gr
Agios Nikolaos – Neapoli – Malia – Hersonissos – Heraklion |
| Monday – Saturday |
| 06:00 | 07:00 | 07:30 | 08:00 | 08:30 |
| 09:00 | 09:30 | 10:15 | 11:15 | 12:15 |
| 12:45 | 13:15 | 14:15 | 15:15 | 16:15 |
| 17:15 | 18:15 | 19:00 | 19:15 | 21:00 |
| 21:30 | |
| Sunday |
| 06:00 | 07:00 | 07:30 | 08:30 | 09:00 |
| 09:30 | 10:15 | 11:15 | 12:15 | 13:15 |
| 14:15 | 15:15 | 16:15 | 17:15 | 18:15 |
| 19:15 | 20:15 | 21:15 | 22:00 | |
Heraklion – Hersonissos – Malia – Neapoli – Agios Nikolaos |
| Monday – Saturday |
| 06:30 | 07:00 | 07:30 | 08:15 | 09:15 |
| 09:45 | 10:45 | 11:45 | 12:45 | 13:45 |
| 14:15 | 14:45 | 15:45 | 16:45 | 17:45 |
| 18:45 | 19:45 | 20:45 | 21:45 | 22:30 |
| Sunday |
| 06:30 | 07:00 | 07:30 | 08:15 | 09:15 |
| 09:45 | 10:45 | 11:45 | 12:45 | 13:45 |
| 14:45 | 15:45 | 16:45 | 17:45 | 18:15 |
| 18:45 | 19:45 | 20:45 | 21:45 | 22:30 |
Price: 7,10 euro. Travel time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Agios Nikolaos – Elounda (Spinalonga) |
| Monday – Friday |
| 07:00 | 08:30 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
| 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 |
| 21:00 | |
| Saturday and Sunday |
| 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | |
Elounda (Spinalonga)- Agios Nikolaos |
| Monday – Friday |
| 07:30 | 08:30 | 09:40 | 10:20 | 10:50 |
| 11:40 | 12:20 | 13:40 | 14:20 | 15:40 |
| 16:20 | 17:40 | 18:20 | 19:40 | 20:20 |
| 21:20 | |
| Saturday and Sunday |
| 08:30 | 09:40 | 10:20 | 11:40 | 12:20 |
| 13:40 | 14:20 | 15:40 | 16:20 | 17:40 |
| 18:20 | 19:40 | 20:20 | 21:20 | |
Price: 1,70 euro. Travel time: 30 minutes
Agios Nikolaos – Kalo Chorio – Istron – Sitia |
| Monday – Friday |
| 06:15* | 08:15 | 12:15 | 15:15 | 17:15 |
| 20:15 | |
| *not on Saturday and Sunday |
| Saturday and Sunday |
| 08:15 | 10:15 | 12:15 | 15:15 | 17:15 |
| 20:15 | |
Sitia – Istron – Kalo Chorio – Agios Nikolaos |
| Monday – Friday |
| 05:30* | 08:30* | 11:30 | 14:30 | 17:30 |
| 19:45 | |
| *Saturday and Sunday at 07:00 |
| Saturday and Sunday |
| 05:30 | 08:30 | 11:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 |
| 17:30 | 19:30 | |
Price: 7,60 euro. Travel time: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Agios Nikolaos – Sissi |
| Monday – Saturday |
| 14:15 | |
| No bus on Sunday |
Sissi – Agios Nikolaos |
| Monday – Saturday |
| 09:00 | |
| No bus on Sunday |
Price: 2,90 euro. Travel time: 30 minutes
