There are 11 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 11m€133–354Fly 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 43m€131–446Bus 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 Elktrain Ic
- Take the bus from Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 18h€229–344Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Helsinkicar
2d 16h€1,052–1,628Fly 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
13h 26mFly 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 43mFly 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
18h 50m€148–459Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 19h€255–415Ferry, 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 19h€207–354Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Rzeszówbus
- Take the train from Rzeszow Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 20h€293–519Bus 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 12h
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 €130 - €450 and takes 6h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Helsinki is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs €130 - €450.
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, Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy and Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
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 €220 - €350.
It takes approximately 7h 11m 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 1343+ 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
- flysas.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Chania International Airport to Turku Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Chania International Airport to Turku Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–470
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–460
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–410
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–420
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Chania International Airport to Turku Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- 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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–17
- 1st Class
- €16–21
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €13–18
- 1st Class
- €17–22
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €13–17
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Turku to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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
- +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
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- 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 Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.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/
- 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
- €100–230
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €100–140
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €160–230
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €35–55
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €65–85
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €60–75
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €80–100
- Website
- vikingline.com
Ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- vikingline.com
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