There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Budapest by plane, car ferry, bus, car, busferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)JSH - BUD
5hFt 24,844–99,472Car ferry, bus via Népliget
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanus
32h 45mFt 61,167–67,793Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Budapest
22h 32mFt 129,250–184,876Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)CHQ - BUD
5h 30mFt 41,390–96,914Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
34hCar ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest-Nyugati
35h 2mBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the train from Crveni Krst to Novi BeogradRe
- Take the train from Novi Beograd to SuboticaIr / ...
- Take the train from Subotica to SzegedRe
- Take the train from Szeged to Budapest-NyugatiIc / ...
37h 19mFt 52,354–72,218
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Budapest is to fly which costs 24 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft and takes 5h.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h and costs 24 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h.
The distance between Crete and Budapest is 1488 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Budapest without a car is to car ferry and bus via Népliget which takes 32h 45m and costs 60 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Crete to Budapest, including transfers.
Crete to Budapest bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Budapest bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Budapest is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 9:03 AM in Crete and 8:03 AM in Budapest.
There are 7175+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Budapest, Hungary?
Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and Wizz Air fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 5 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–110,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–75,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–50,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–50,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–100,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–110,000
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Crveni Krst to Novi Beograd
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,100–5,500
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- Ft 3,100–3,600
- 1st Class
- Ft 4,300–5,500
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,000–3,700
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- Ft 2,000–2,300
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,900–3,700
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szeged to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,200–3,800
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–32,000
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- 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
- Ft 24,000–32,000
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- fptravelpatrikalos@gmail.com
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Athens to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–24,000
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- 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
- Ft 34,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 21 0419 7400
- info@anek.gr
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–55,000
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- Ft 15,000–22,000
- Airplane-type seats
- Ft 16,000–23,000
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- Ft 42,000–55,000
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