There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Marbella by plane, bus, busferry, 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 Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, bus
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane HER - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
10h 18m€100–270Bus and ferry, bus, train via Madrid
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Estación de Atocha to Malaga - Maria Zambrano Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
2d 7hCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Marbellacar
2d€802–1,328Fly from Chania International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane CHQ - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
9h 36m€112–348Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
2d 15hBus and ferry, bus via Barcelona
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Marbellabus
2d 23hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Málagabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
3d 4h€222–289
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Málaga Airport (AGP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Marbella is to fly and bus which costs €100 - €270 and takes 10h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Marbella is to fly and bus which takes 9h 36m and costs €110 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Marbella. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Marbella via Tirana and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Crete and Marbella is 2714 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Marbella without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train via Madrid which takes 2 days 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 18m to get from Crete to Marbella, including transfers.
Crete to Marbella bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Marbella bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Marbella is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 5:11 AM in Crete and 4:11 AM in Marbella.
There are 8218+ hotels available in Marbella.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Marbella, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Marbella. However, you can take the line 6 bus to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Málaga Airport (AGP), walk to Malaga Airport, then take the bus to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Heraklion Port to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella via Tirana, Tirana, Montpellier, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Estación de Atocha, Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station, and Estación de Autobuses de Málaga in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
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 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Estación de Atocha to Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- €24–80
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- €40–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- €85–120
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- 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 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.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
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.alsa.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
- €80–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- +30 210 710 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
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