There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Benidorm by plane, busferry, bus, train, tram, car ferry, car, or ferry
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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)HER - ALC
8h 46m€143–483Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Valencia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Valencia Airport (VLC)HER - VLC
- Take the bus from Valencia to Benidorm
11h 18m€138–276Bus and ferry, bus, train, tram
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante TerminalEur / ...
- Take the tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidorm1
2d 6hCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Benidorm
42h 54m€690–990Fly Chania International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)CHQ - ALC
9h 54m€145–361Fly Chania International Airport to Valencia Airport, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Valencia Airport (VLC)CHQ - VLC
- Take the bus from Valencia to Benidorm
12h 6m€140–384Bus and ferry, bus via Montpellier
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Benidorm - Bus Station
2d 8hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Valencia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Benidorm Estación De Autobuses
2d 22h€198–306Car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Syros
- Take the ferry from Syros to KavalaBsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Benidorm
3d 7h
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Benidorm is to fly and bus which costs €130 - €280 and takes 11h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Benidorm is to fly which takes 8h 46m and costs €140 - €490.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Benidorm. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Benidorm Estación De Autobuses via Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop, Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Estació d'Autobusos de València. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Crete and Benidorm is 2367 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Benidorm without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train and tram which takes 2 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Crete to Benidorm, including transfers.
Crete to Benidorm bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Benidorm bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Benidorm is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 2:07 PM in Crete and 1:07 PM in Benidorm.
There are 6631+ hotels available in Benidorm.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Benidorm, Spain?
Ulendo Airlink, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Alicante-Elche Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Alicante-Elche Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
Flights from Chania International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Chania International Airport to Valencia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Valencia Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Valencia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Valencia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Alicante-Elche Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
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
- €40–95
- 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
- €35–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 900 72 04 72
- Website
- tramalacant.es
Tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.tramalacant.es/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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Valencia to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Benidorm - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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 Valencia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Benidorm Estación De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- 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/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Syros
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €85–120
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €140–210
Ferry from Syros to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €55–85
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €90–110
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €95–120
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €110–140
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