There are 5 ways to get from Crete to Funchal by plane, car ferry, or subway
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 Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane HER - FNC
11h 43m€117–328Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane CHQ - FNC
46h 46m€139–466Fly from Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane JSH - FNC
11h 31m€209–566Car ferry to Santorini, fly
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane JTR - FNC
24h 19m€258–969Car ferry, subway to Athens International Airport, fly
- Take the carferry 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
18h 26m€317–639
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Madeira Airport (FNC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Funchal is to fly which costs €110 - €330 and takes 11h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Funchal is to fly which takes 11h 31m and costs €200 - €600.
The distance between Crete and Funchal is 3867 km.
It takes approximately 11h 43m to get from Crete to Funchal, including transfers.
Funchal is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 12:09 AM in Crete and 10:09 PM in Funchal.
There are 5430+ hotels available in Funchal.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Funchal, Portugal?
easyJet, Edelweiss Air, and Ryanair fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Madeira Airport (FNC) 4 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Chania International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Sitia Airport to Madeira Airport via Athens International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Madeira Airport via Athens International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Santorini to Madeira Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Chania International Airport to Madeira Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Santorini to Madeira Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- OASA
Subway from Peiraias to Athens Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- Seajets
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