There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Marbella by plane, bus, busferry, or train
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, bus
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane JSH - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
16h 46m€144–413Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, bus
cheapest- 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 33m€82–201Bus and ferry, bus, train via Madrid
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
2d 11hFly 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
10h 26m€99–309Bus 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
- 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 to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbellabus
3d 15h€310–454
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Málaga Airport (AGP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Marbella is to fly and bus which costs €80 - €210 and takes 10h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Marbella is to fly and bus which takes 10h 26m and costs €95 - €310.
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 2797 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 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 46m 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 2:09 PM in Crete and 1:09 PM in Marbella.
There are 9037+ 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 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, Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Malaga Maria Zambrano, and Estación de Autobuses de Málaga in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- 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
- €7–11
- 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 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- 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
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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