There are 4 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
11h 4m€118–328Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane CHQ - FNC
46h 22m€150–436Fly from Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane JSH - FNC
11h 7m€209–566Car 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 12m€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 - €330 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Madeira is to fly which takes 11h 4m and costs €110 - €330.
The distance between Crete and Madeira is 3853 km.
It takes approximately 11h 4m to get from Crete to Madeira, including transfers.
Madeira is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 9:18 AM in Crete and 7:18 AM in Madeira.
There are 5428+ hotels available in Madeira.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Madeira, Portugal?
easyJet and Edelweiss Air fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Madeira Airport (FNC) 5 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Sitia Airport to Madeira Airport via Athens International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Madeira Airport via Athens International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Chania International Airport to Madeira Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- 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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