There are 9 ways to get from Balearic Islands to Crete by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ibiza Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Ibiza Airport (IBZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane IBZ - HER
8h 3m€112–315Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PMI - CHQ
11h 13m€67–285Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 19hFly Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PMI - HER
7h 44m€96–266Fly Ibiza Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Ibiza Airport (IBZ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane IBZ - CHQ
8h 42m€133–444Fly Menorca Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Menorca Airport (MAH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MAH - HER
6h 46m€74–304Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Sofia
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stopbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 23h€226–408Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Sofia #2
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Valenciacarferry
- Take the bus from Valencia to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stopbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 1h€248–438Car ferry, tram, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Deniacarferry
- Take the tram from Dénia to Benidormtram 9
- Take the bus from Benidorm to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
3d 2h€375–540
Ibiza Airport (IBZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Balearic Islands to Crete is to fly which costs €95 - €270 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Balearic Islands to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs €70 - €310.
The distance between Balearic Islands and Crete is 2151 km.
The best way to get from Balearic Islands to Crete without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 19h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Balearic Islands to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h ahead of Balearic Islands. It is currently 12:38 PM in Balearic Islands and 1:38 PM in Crete.
There are 2691+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Balearic Islands, Spain and Crete, Greece?
Vueling Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Ibiza Airport (IBZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ibiza Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Ibiza Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Ibiza Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Menorca Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Ibiza Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ibiza Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Menorca Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Phone
- +34 900 72 04 72
- Website
- tramalacant.es
Tram from Dénia to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.tramalacant.es/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Valencia to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Benidorm to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Denia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €99–100
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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