There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Alicante by plane, busferry, bus, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane HER - ALC
8h 39m€112–456Bus and ferry, bus, train via Montpellier
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
2d 4hCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Alicantecar
43h 28m€690–990Fly Chania International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane CHQ - ALC
8h 47m€124–344Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane HER - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
12h 10m€114–316Fly Chania International Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane CHQ - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
11h 48m€146–424Bus and ferry, bus via Montpellier
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Alicantebus
2d 8hBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
2d 13hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Alicante Central Bus Stationbus
2d 23h€207–300
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Alicante is to fly and train which costs €110 - €320 and takes 12h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Alicante is to fly which takes 8h 39m and costs €110 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Alicante station. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Alicante Central Bus Station via Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop and Sofia Serdica Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Crete and Alicante is 2321 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Alicante without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train via Montpellier which takes 2 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Crete to Alicante, including transfers.
Crete to Alicante bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Alicante bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Alicante is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 9:41 AM in Crete and 8:41 AM in Alicante.
There are 4035+ hotels available in Alicante.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Alicante, Spain?
Ulendo Airlink, Neos, and four other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Valencia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Alicante-Elche Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Valencia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Valencia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Montpellier to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Montpellier to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Alicante Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Alicante Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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