There are 3 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
15h 48m€117–288Fly from Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane JSH - FNC
17h 46m€166–376Car 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
17h 51m€320–707
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 €110 - €290 and takes 15h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Funchal is to fly which takes 15h 48m and costs €110 - €290.
The distance between Crete and Funchal is 3867 km.
It takes approximately 15h 48m to get from Crete to Funchal, including transfers.
Funchal is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 9:39 AM in Crete and 7:39 AM in Funchal.
There are 5348+ hotels available in Funchal.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Funchal, Portugal?
Edelweiss Air, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Madeira Airport (FNC) once daily.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Madeira Airport via Athens International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Sitia Airport to Madeira Airport via Athens International Airport, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- 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 Rethymno to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- Seajets
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