There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Budapest by plane, car ferry, bus, train, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chania International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane CHQ - BUD
5h 48mFt 32,697–108,259Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane HER - BUD
5h 30mFt 18,779–61,127Car ferry, bus via Népliget
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
33h 4mFt 77,329–172,593Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane HER - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
7h 45mFt 33,099–119,927Fly Chania International Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane CHQ - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
8h 8mFt 41,017–147,059Bus 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 carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest-Nyugatibus
35h 36mFt 57,111–99,633Bus 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
36h 28mFt 59,056–82,558Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Hsw
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
36h 42mFt 51,376–86,683
Crete to Budapest by ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Budapest is to fly which costs 18 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft and takes 5h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Budapest is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs 18 000 Ft - 65 000 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 1424 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Budapest without a car is to car ferry and bus via Népliget which takes 33h 4m and costs 75 000 Ft - 180 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 48m 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 6:51 AM in Crete and 5:51 AM in Budapest.
There are 6531+ hotels available in Budapest.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Budapest, Hungary?
Ryanair, Austrian Airlines, and Air Serbia fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) twice daily.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–120,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–120,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–130,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–34,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–34,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 47,000–120,000
- Website
- Seajets
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