There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Budapest by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, ferry, 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)plane JSH - BUD
8h 50mFt 19,433–74,670Car ferry, bus via Népliget
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
33h 5mFt 74,770–166,571Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane HER - BUD
4h 57mFt 25,689–91,061Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane CHQ - BUD
5h 20mFt 29,595–118,010Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
34hCar ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest-Nyugatibus
35h 16mFt 54,714–92,091Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
37hFt 51,296–85,557Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the train from Crveni Krst to Beograd Centartrain Re
- Take the train from Beograd Centar to Suboticatrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Subotica to Szegedtrain Re
- Take the train from Szeged to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ic
37h 1mFt 56,984–78,024
Crete to Budapest by ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Budapest is to fly which costs 19 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Budapest is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs 25 000 Ft - 95 000 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 33h 5m and costs 75 000 Ft - 170 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 8h 50m 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 10:23 PM in Crete and 9:23 PM in Budapest.
There are 959+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Budapest, Hungary?
Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and Ryanair fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–75,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–55,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–55,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–100,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–85,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–90,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–130,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–85,000
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Crveni Krst to Beograd Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,900–5,000
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- Ft 2,900–3,300
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,900–5,000
Train from Beograd Centar to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,900–3,500
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- Ft 1,900–2,200
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,800–3,500
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- info@zpcg.me
- Website
- zpcg.me
Train from Beograd Centar to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,900–5,600
- Website
- https://zpcg.me/en
- Second Class
- Ft 2,900–3,200
- First Class
- Ft 5,200–5,600
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 29,000–55,000
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–39,000
- 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
Bus from Athens to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,741
- 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
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,914
- 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 16,000–22,000
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 44,000–120,000
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- anek@anek.gr
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.anek.gr/en-gb
- Economy
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Airplane-type seats
- Ft 15,000–22,000
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- Ft 39,000–55,000
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–26,000
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- Ft 19,000–26,000
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