There are 5 ways to get from Crete to Funchal by plane, car ferry, or subway
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Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane HER - FNC
11h 38m€136–288Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane CHQ - FNC
11h 26m€178–436Fly from Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane JSH - FNC
18h 51m€170–520Car ferry, subway to Athens International Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the subway from Peiraias to Athens Airportsubway
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane ATH - FNC
17h 51m€293–643Car ferry to Santorini, fly
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane JTR - FNC
14h 39m€207–486
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Madeira Airport (FNC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Funchal is to fly which costs €130 - €290 and takes 11h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Funchal is to fly which takes 11h 26m and costs €170 - €440.
The distance between Crete and Funchal is 3867 km.
It takes approximately 11h 38m to get from Crete to Funchal, including transfers.
Funchal is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 2:23 PM in Crete and 12:23 PM in Funchal.
There are 5165+ hotels available in Funchal.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Funchal, Portugal?
Edelweiss Air, easyJet, and Condor Flugdienst fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Madeira Airport (FNC) 6 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Madeira Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–340
Flights from Chania International Airport to Madeira Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–340
Flights from Chania International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–340
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Santorini to Madeira Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–350
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Chania International Airport to Madeira Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Madeira Airport via Athens International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Sitia Airport to Madeira Airport via Athens International Airport, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–420
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Madeira Airport via Athens International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santorini to Madeira Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–900
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Peiraias to Athens Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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