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Bei Jul 7th, 2013 12:27 AM

How can get to Crete from Peloponnese
 
Has anyone taken ferries to Crete's Knossos from the Peloponnese sites? I plan to visit the central and southern Peloponnese sites for 3 nights before doing a trip to Crete in mid-September. My last stop in the Peloponnese is Olympia. How can I leave there for Crete? I hope I would not I go back northward to Patra and then take ferries. Great THANKS in advance!

Heimdall Jul 7th, 2013 01:47 AM

The only practical way for you to get between Olympia and Knossos is to go back to Athens, then fly or ferry to Heraklion. :-)

brotherleelove2004 Jul 7th, 2013 02:05 AM

It can be done but it will be very time-consuming. There's an infrequent ferry from Gythio in the Peloponnese to Kissamos on Crete, which is near Chania. Then you can take a bus to Heraklion. Knossos is 30 minutes outside of Heraklion.

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Bei Jul 7th, 2013 02:44 AM

Hey Heimdall and brotherleelove2004, Thank you for giving the info and tips! It seems I should re-set my itinery :-) I hope I would not waste time on the transit~~~~~~~~

neckervd Jul 7th, 2013 04:20 AM

impossible to visit all important places in Central, Western and Southern Peloponnese in only 3 days. So, what will be your itinerary?

isemida Jul 8th, 2013 11:33 AM

We did a road trip around the Peloponnese in 3 nights, starting and ending in Athens and taking an overnight ferry to Heraklion from there. It worked out very well for us, and we got to see Corinth, Mycenae, Napflio, Mystras, Olympia, and Delphi without feeling like we were rushing or wasting time (I just posted a trip report with the details). I would definitely recommend this route.


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