There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Gran Canaria by plane, busferry, bus, train, or car 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 Gran Canaria Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)plane CHQ - LPA
17h 15m€113–369Bus and ferry, bus, train, car ferry via Madrid
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cadiztrain
- Take the car ferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
3d 21hBus and ferry, bus, car ferry via Barcelona
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Punta Umbríabus
- Take the car ferry from Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
4d 18hFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tenerife North Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tenerife North Airport (TFN)plane HER - TFN
- Take the car ferry from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Agaete, Gran Canariacarferry
20h 43m€153–361Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Gran Canaria Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)plane HER - LPA
10h 32m€161–241Bus and ferry, bus, train, car ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Cadiztrain
- Take the car ferry from Cádiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
4d 14hBus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Huelvabus
- Take the car ferry from Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
4d 23h€264–781
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Gran Canaria is to fly which costs €160 - €250 and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Gran Canaria is to fly which takes 10h 32m and costs €160 - €250.
The distance between Crete and Gran Canaria is 3831 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Gran Canaria without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train and car ferry via Madrid which takes 3 days 21h and costs .
It takes approximately 17h 15m to get from Crete to Gran Canaria, including transfers.
Gran Canaria is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 4:13 PM in Crete and 2:13 PM in Gran Canaria.
There are 2879+ hotels available in Gran Canaria.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Gran Canaria, Spain?
Ryanair, Neos, and easyJet fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) 3 times a week.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tenerife North Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tenerife North Airport via Athens, Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–480
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Gran Canaria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cadiz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Cadiz
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- infobus@interbus.es
- Website
- interbus.es
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Punta Umbría
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–130
- Schedules at
- interbus.es
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €290
Car ferry from Cádiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–328
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €328
- Phone
- +34 902 10 01 07
- reservas@fredolsen.es
- Website
- fredolsen.es
Car ferry from Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €42–484
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- Car
- €334
- No car
- €129
- Resident
- €42
Car ferry from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Agaete, Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
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