There are 9 ways to get from Budapest to Crete by plane, bus, train, car ferry, busferry, or ferry
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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
4h 51m€47–154Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
31h 24mFly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane BUD - JSH
9h 40m€66–262Fly 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 15m€88–302Train 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 29m€83–318Bus, bus and ferry
- 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€142–242Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szegedtrain Ic
- Take the train from Szeged to Suboticatrain Re
- Take the train from Subotica to Beograd Centartrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Beograd Centar to Crveni Krsttrain Re
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
36h 53m€157–232Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athensbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
38h 4m€128–383
Budapest to Crete by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Crete is to fly which costs €45 - €160 and takes 4h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Crete is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs €45 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to Crete. However, there are services departing from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arriving at Heraklion via Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 50m.
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 train and car ferry which takes 31h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 51m to get from Budapest to Crete, including transfers.
Budapest to Crete bus services, operated by Korona Travel, depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest to Crete bus services, operated by Korona Travel, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Budapest. It is currently 9:40 PM in Budapest and 10:40 PM in Crete.
There are 3111+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Crete, Greece?
Wizz Air and Aegean Airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sitia Airport via Corfu, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sitia Airport via Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szeged to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Subotica to Beograd Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- €6–7
- 1st Class
- €8–11
Train from Beograd Centar to Crveni Krst
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- €7–9
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- info@zpcg.me
- Website
- zpcg.me
Train from Subotica to Beograd Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://zpcg.me/en
- Second Class
- €8–9
- First Class
- €15–17
- 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 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
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- anek@anek.gr
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.anek.gr/en-gb
- Economy
- €45–65
- Airplane-type seats
- €45–70
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €120–170
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