There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Helsinki by plane, busferry, bus, train, car ferry, car, or 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 Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane CHQ - HEL
7h 10m€136–385Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Helsinki Airport
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane HER - HEL
6h 42m€114–437Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 18h€263–388Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Helsinkicar
2d 16h€1,144–1,887Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane HER - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
9h 37m€122–364Fly Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane CHQ - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
11h 30m€164–422Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Athens to Rzeszówbus
- Take the train from Rzeszow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 20h€270–610Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Rzeszówbus
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Krakowbus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 21h€280–506Bus and ferry, Bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry
3d 13h
Crete to Helsinki by ferry, foot, subway, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Helsinki is to fly which costs €110 - €440 and takes 6h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Helsinki is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs €110 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Helsinki station. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via Thessaloniki, Rzeszów and Krakow, MDA Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Crete and Helsinki is 2806 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Helsinki without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 18h and costs €260 - €390.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Crete to Helsinki, including transfers.
Crete to Helsinki bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Helsinki bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
There are 443+ hotels available in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Helsinki, Finland?
Norwegian Air International and Finnair fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) twice daily.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–430
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–350
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–420
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- equair.com.ec
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- 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
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Rzeszów to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +380678855320
- lev-bus@ukr.net
- Website
- lev-bus.com.ua
Bus from Rzeszów to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://lev-bus.com.ua/en/
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Rzeszów to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +48 17 277 30 95
- kontakt@neobus.pl
- Website
- neobus.pl
Bus from Rzeszów to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Website
- https://neobus.pl
- 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 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bleditravellipjan/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–490
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
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