There are 9 ways to get from Almería to Crete by plane, train, bus, or busferry
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Fly Almería Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LEI - HER
23h 36m€112–363Train, bus, bus and ferry via Madrid
- Take the train from Almeria to Granadatrain Alv
- Take the train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 14hBus to Málaga Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Almeria to Aeropuerto Malagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AGP - HER
11h 26m€119–290Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Almeria to Aeropuerto Malagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AGP - CHQ
11h 40m€125–308Fly Almería Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LEI - CHQ
12h 40m€163–501Fly Almería Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane LEI - JSH
17h 50m€151–601Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Almeria to Granadatrain Alv
- Take the train from Granada to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 14hBus, bus and ferry via Tarragona
- Take the bus from Almeria to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 15hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Almeria to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 9h€296–437
Almería Airport (LEI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Almería to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €110 - €290 and takes 11h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Almería to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 11h 26m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Almería to Crete. However, there are services departing from Almeria and arriving at Heraklion Port via Tarragona - Bus Station and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Almería and Crete is 2482 km.
The best way to get from Almería to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Madrid which takes 2 days 14h and costs .
It takes approximately 23h 36m to get from Almería to Crete, including transfers.
Almería to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Almeria station.
Almería to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Tarragona station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Almería. It is currently 4:20 PM in Almería and 5:20 PM in Crete.
There are 2811+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Almería, Spain and Crete, Greece?
Jet2.com, Transavia Holland, and three other airlines fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Almería Airport to Sitia Airport via Madrid, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Almería Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Almería Airport to Sitia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Almería Airport to Sitia Airport via Brussels, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
Flights from Almería Airport to Sitia Airport via Charleroi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Sitia Airport via Madrid, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Almería Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Almería Airport to Sitia Airport via Charleroi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Chania International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Almería Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Almeria to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Almeria to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Granada to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Almeria to Aeropuerto Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Almeria to Aeropuerto Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Almeria to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Almeria to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–190
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
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