There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Málaga by plane, busferry, bus, train, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Málaga Airport (AGP)JSH - AGP
7h 1m€104–309Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Málaga Airport (AGP)HER - AGP
9h 33m€103–173Bus and ferry, bus, train via Madrid
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
2d 5hCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Málaga
2d€740–1,190Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Málaga Airport (AGP)CHQ - AGP
10h 11m€110–351Bus 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 Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
2d 13hBus and ferry, bus via Montpellier
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Take the bus from Montpellier Sabines to Malaga Central Bus Station
2d 15hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Málaga
3d 2h€192–262
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Málaga Airport (AGP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Málaga is to fly which costs €100 - €180 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Málaga is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs €100 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Málaga. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Málaga via Thessaloniki train station and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
The distance between Crete and Málaga is 2755 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Málaga without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train via Madrid which takes 2 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Crete to Málaga, including transfers.
Crete to Málaga bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Málaga bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Málaga is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 3:27 PM in Crete and 2:27 PM in Málaga.
There are 11975+ hotels available in Málaga.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Málaga, Spain?
Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and easyJet fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Málaga Airport (AGP) 3 times a week.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- albtrans.net
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.autobus.al/en/operator/alb___trans_sh.p.k-22
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Montpellier Sabines to Malaga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- 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
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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