Airport bus planning
Crete airport bus planning
Crete has two main airports, at Heraklion and Chania, on opposite halves of the island. Each is covered by different operators’ publications, so the reliable method is the same in both places: check the current airport connection with the responsible operator, then plan the onward leg separately.
Flying into Chania?
Find the airport bus stop, plan the final leg to your accommodation and check the return journey.
Read at your pace
The details, one decision at a time
Open the part you need and keep the operator source beside it.
Arriving at Heraklion
East
The airport authority lists buses and taxis as ground-transport categories. It does not provide a complete bus grid, so use the urban operator’s current itineraries and verify any onward journey independently.
- Check Heraklion Urban Buses for the current airport-area itinerary.
- Do not interpret its airport contact hours as first- or last-bus times.
- For onward intercity travel, check the responsible KTEL publication for the exact origin and destination.
Official links for this step
Sources: Hellenic Civil Aviation AuthorityHeraklion Airport ground transportationHeraklion Urban BusesOfficial urban itineraries, tickets and telematicsKTEL Heraklio–Lasithi S.A.Official routes, timetables and fares for east and south CreteMunicipality of HeraklionVisitor guidance: local transportation
Arriving at Chania
West
Chania’s airport lies on the Akrotiri peninsula outside the city. Check the current published connection towards the city, then plan onward western or trunk-corridor travel with KTEL Chania–Rethymno.
- Confirm the current airport connection before relying on it.
- Onward intercity journeys west or east are published by KTEL Chania–Rethymno.
- For a late arrival, check the last published connection of the day in advance.
Official links for this step
Sources: KTEL Chania–Rethymno S.A.Official routes, timetables and fares for west CreteChania Urban BusesOfficial urban routes and announcements
The Crete Bus app
Use Crete Bus on your trip
Choose your device and review the current store listing.
Where next
Three place guides to continue with
Use these source-led pages to orient the local part of a wider journey.
Sources for this guide
Official sources: Hellenic Civil Aviation AuthorityHeraklion Airport ground transportationHeraklion Urban BusesOfficial urban itineraries, tickets and telematicsKTEL Heraklio–Lasithi S.A.Official routes, timetables and fares for east and south CreteMunicipality of HeraklionVisitor guidance: local transportationKTEL Chania–Rethymno S.A.Official routes, timetables and fares for west CreteChania Urban BusesOfficial urban routes and announcements
. Check the linked operator again before travel.