There are 9 ways to get from Budapest to Crete by plane, bus, busferry, train, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BUD - HER
6h 11m€47–164Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
29h 45m€144–210Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BUD - CHQ
5h 20m€83–252Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane BUD - JSH
20h 45m€66–292Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VIE - HER
7h 27m€84–318Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
31h 25mBus, bus and ferry via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
32h 50mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
35h 38m€142–272Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
38h 4m€128–323
Budapest to Crete by bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Crete is to fly which costs €45 - €170 and takes 6h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 20m and costs €80 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to Crete. However, there are services departing from Budapest and arriving at Heraklion via Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 45m.
The distance between Budapest and Crete is 1449 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 29h 45m and costs €140 - €210.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Budapest to Crete, including transfers.
Budapest to Crete bus services, operated by FP Travel, depart from Budapest station.
Budapest to Crete bus services, operated by FP Travel, arrive at Thessaloníki station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Budapest. It is currently 11:43 AM in Budapest and 12:43 PM in Crete.
There are 2705+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- 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
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- hellenicseaways@hellenicseaways.gr
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- anek@anek.gr
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €45–65
- Airplane-type seats
- €45–70
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €120–170
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