There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Palma by plane, busferry, bus, train, or car ferry
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 Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane JSH - PMI
15h 30m€76–238Bus and ferry, bus, train, car ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
2d 5hFly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane HER - PMI
7h 17m€86–296Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane CHQ - PMI
8h 35m€128–414Bus and ferry, bus, car ferry via Tirana
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
2d 10hBus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
2d 13hBus and ferry, bus, car ferry via Sofia
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Barcelonabus
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
2d 18h€238–584
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Palma is to fly which costs €75 - €240 and takes 15h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Palma is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs €85 - €300.
The distance between Crete and Palma is 2124 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Palma without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train and car ferry which takes 2 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 30m to get from Crete to Palma, including transfers.
Palma is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 7:30 PM in Crete and 6:30 PM in Palma.
There are 1920+ hotels available in Palma.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Palma, Spain?
Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) 3 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Son Sant Joan Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Sitia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Alexandroupolis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Son Sant Joan Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–340
Flights from Chania International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Son Sant Joan Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Son Sant Joan Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- +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
- +30 2810 246530
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Seating
- €65–70
- Cabin
- €230–250
- Car - Seat
- €85–100
- Car - Cabin
- €190–290
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–238
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
- Seat
- €57
- Cabin
- €179
- Car + Seat
- €91
- Car + Cabin
- €238
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