There are 11 ways to get from Crete to Helsinki by plane, ferry, bus, train, car ferry, car, or busferry
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)CHQ - HEL
7h€166–342Fly Sitia Airport to Helsinki Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)JSH - HEL
12h 25m€139–405Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Athens to Rzeszów
- Take the train from Rzeszow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
2d 19h€243–362Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Helsinki
2d 16h€1,040–1,490Fly Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)CHQ - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
14h 21m€180–438Fly 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)HER - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
9h 48m€168–680Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Helsinki Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)HER - HEL
6h 32m€184–294Fly Chania International Airport to Turku Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Turku Airport (TKU)CHQ - TKU
- Take the train from Turku to Helsinki Central Station
18h 47m€163–489Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Athens to Rzeszów
- Take the train from Rzeszow Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Take the bus from Krakow MDA Bus Station to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2
2d 19h€251–397Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Rzeszów
- Take the train from Rzeszow Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
2d 20h€211–337Bus and ferry, Bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
3d 12h
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Helsinki is to fly which costs €180 - €300 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Helsinki is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs €180 - €300.
The distance between Crete and Helsinki is 2804 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Helsinki without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 19h and costs €240 - €370.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Crete to Helsinki, including transfers.
There are 1345+ 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 a week.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–490
Flights from Sitia Airport to Helsinki Airport via Athens, Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Sitia Airport to Helsinki Airport via Athens, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–460
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Turku Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Chania International Airport to Turku Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Chania International Airport to Turku Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- 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
- €58–61
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Turku to Helsinki Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €13–19
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- 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 Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow MDA Bus Station to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vilnius, Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +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/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- 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
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
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