There are 4 ways to get from Crete to Funchal by plane, car ferry, or train
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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
14h 28m€126–258Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane CHQ - FNC
19h 41m€168–406Fly from Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane JSH - FNC
15h 1m€172–519Car ferry, train to Athens International Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the train from Piraeus to Athens Airporttrain
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane ATH - FNC
17h 44m€285–642
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 €120 - €260 and takes 14h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Funchal is to fly which takes 14h 28m and costs €120 - €260.
The distance between Crete and Funchal is 3867 km.
It takes approximately 14h 28m to get from Crete to Funchal, including transfers.
Funchal is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 4:05 AM in Crete and 2:05 AM in Funchal.
There are 5269+ hotels available in Funchal.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Funchal, Portugal?
easyJet, Edelweiss Air, and Transavia France fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Madeira Airport (FNC) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Chania International Airport to Madeira Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–310
Flights from Chania International Airport to Madeira Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–310
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Madeira Airport via Athens International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Sitia Airport to Madeira Airport via Athens International Airport, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Chania International Airport to Madeira Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Chania International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Madeira Airport via Athens International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Phone
- +30 2106241945
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Piraeus to Athens Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.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
- €150–380
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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