There are 11 ways to get from Crete to Granada by plane, train, busferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly Sitia Airport to Málaga Airport, train
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Málaga Airport (AGP)JSH - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granada
9h 15m€119–380Bus and ferry, bus, train via Montpellier
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to GranadaAve
2d 5hCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Granada
46h 44m€738–1,090Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Málaga Airport (AGP)HER - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granada
10h 32m€136–298Fly Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Málaga Airport (AGP)CHQ - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granada
12h 25m€128–426Fly Sitia Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)JSH - GRX
9h 30m€133–409Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)HER - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
12h 21m€134–316Fly Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)CHQ - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
12h 39m€156–414Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to GranadaAve
2d 14hBus and ferry, bus via Barcelona
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
2d 20hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Almeria Bus Station
- Take the bus from Almeria to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
3d 5h€216–316
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Málaga Airport (AGP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Granada is to fly and train which costs €130 - €320 and takes 12h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Granada is to fly and train which takes 9h 15m and costs €110 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Granada. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de Granada via Tirana and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Crete and Granada is 2920 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Granada without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train via Montpellier which takes 2 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Crete to Granada, including transfers.
Crete to Granada bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Granada bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Granada is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 7:44 PM in Crete and 6:44 PM in Granada.
There are 3385+ hotels available in Granada.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Granada, Spain?
Olympic Air, Vueling Airlines, and Iberia fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Sitia Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Athens, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Sitia Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Athens, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–480
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Sitia Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Athens, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Sitia Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Athens, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–480
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- 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
- info@anumitravel.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
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Almeria to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Almeria Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €88–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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