There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Helsinki by plane, busferry, bus, ferry, 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 Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane CHQ - HEL
7h€146–554Fly Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane CHQ - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
11h 36m€116–431Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Harbour to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 15h€315–473Fly Sitia Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane JSH - HEL
12h 50m€165–472Fly 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 Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
9h 58m€149–303Fly Chania International Airport to Turku Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Turku Airport (TKU)plane CHQ - TKU
- Take the train from Turku to Helsinkitrain
19h 49m€188–739Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Helsinki Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane HER - HEL
6h 32m€154–406Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Kaunastrain
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 16h€266–373Car ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
2d 17h€389–638Bus and ferry, Bus, line 80 ferry, car ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the ferry from Stockholm Nybrokajen to Stockholm Ropsten bryggaferry 80
- Take the carferry from Stockholm to Helsinkicarferry
3d 14h
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Helsinki is to fly and ferry which costs €140 - €310 and takes 9h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Helsinki is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs €150 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Helsinki. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Thessaloniki, Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Bussijaam and Tallinn Harbour. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Crete and Helsinki is 2804 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Helsinki without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs €310 - €480.
It takes approximately 7h 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 1242+ 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
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Sitia Airport to Helsinki Airport via Athens, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–480
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Chania International Airport to Turku Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–750
Flights from Chania International Airport to Turku Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–480
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Helsinki Airport via Athens, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–470
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Turku Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Turku to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn Harbour to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- Bledi Travel
Bus from Tirana to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Bledi Travel
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- SL
Ferry from Stockholm Nybrokajen to Stockholm Ropsten brygga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- SL
- Phone
- +49 (0) 40 547 541 222
- international.sales@tallinksilja.com
- Website
- Tallink
Car ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Tallink
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