There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Portugal by plane, busferry, bus, or train
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Fly Sitia Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane JSH - LIS
15h 34m€170–518Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lisbon-Portela Airport
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane HER - LIS
8h 56m€103–257Bus and ferry, bus, train
- 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 Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Lisbon - Orientebus
2d 13hFly Chania International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane CHQ - LIS
11h 14m€145–365Fly Chania International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane CHQ - OPO
22h 27m€155–332Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane HER - OPO
9h 9m€103–254Bus and ferry, bus via Montpellier
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Lisbon - Orientebus
2d 18hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lisbon - Orientebus
3dBus and ferry, bus #2
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sofia Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Huelvabus
- Take the bus from Huelva to Lisboa Orientebus
3d 13h€256–371
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Portugal is to fly which costs €100 - €260 and takes 8h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Portugal is to fly which takes 8h 56m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Portugal. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at R. Palma via Tirana, Barcelona - North Bus Station and Estação Oriente. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Crete and Portugal is 3145 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Portugal without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 13h and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 34m to get from Crete to Portugal, including transfers.
Crete to Portugal bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Portugal bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
There are 9025+ hotels available in Portugal.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Portugal?
Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–470
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sofia Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Huelva to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
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