There are 3 ways to get from Crete to Madeira by plane, car ferry, or subway
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Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane HER - FNC
17h 4m€118–298Fly from Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane JSH - FNC
17h 27m€143–377Car ferry, subway to Athens International Airport, fly
- Take the carferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the subway from Peiraias to Athens Airportsubway
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane ATH - FNC
17h 27m€318–639
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Madeira Airport (FNC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Madeira is to fly which costs €110 - €300 and takes 17h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Madeira is to fly which takes 17h 4m and costs €110 - €300.
The distance between Crete and Madeira is 3853 km.
It takes approximately 17h 4m to get from Crete to Madeira, including transfers.
Madeira is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 5:31 AM in Crete and 3:31 AM in Madeira.
There are 5393+ hotels available in Madeira.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Madeira, Portugal?
Edelweiss Air, easyJet, and Transavia France fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Madeira Airport (FNC) once daily.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Madeira Airport via Athens International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Sitia Airport to Madeira Airport via Athens International Airport, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- OASA
Subway from Peiraias to Athens Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- Seajets
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