There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Southern Europe by plane, bus, busferry, train, car, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly Sitia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane JSH - MAD
- Take the bus from Pºeuropa-Av.Juncal to Rascafría-Pza.Abetosbus
- Take the bus from Rascafría-Av.Paular to Av.Madrid-Realbus
- Take the bus from Buitrago De Lozoya to Cerezo De Arribabus
18h 37m€147–398Fly Chania International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CHQ - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Aranda De Duerobus
- Take the bus from Aranda De Duero to Cerezo De Abajobus
- Take the bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Estebanvelabus
16h 56m€106–380Bus and ferry, bus, train, drive
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Siguenzatrain Re
- Drive from Siguenza to Southern Europecar
2d 5hCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Southern Europecar
44h 15m€690–990Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane HER - MAD
- Take the bus from Pºeuropa-Av.Juncal to Rascafría-Pza.Abetosbus
- Take the bus from Rascafría-Av.Paular to Av.Madrid-Realbus
- Take the bus from Buitrago De Lozoya to Cerezo De Arribabus
12h 29m€112–300Fly Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CHQ - MAD
- Take the bus from Pºeuropa-Av.Juncal to Rascafría-Pza.Abetosbus
- Take the bus from Rascafría-Av.Paular to Av.Madrid-Realbus
- Take the bus from Buitrago De Lozoya to Cerezo De Arribabus
12h 47m€149–368Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane HER - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Aranda De Duerobus
- Take the bus from Aranda De Duero to Cerezo De Abajobus
- Take the bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Estebanvelabus
16h 38m€139–342Bus 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 Madrid - Barajas Airport T4bus
- Take the bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Cerezo De Abajobus
- Take the bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Estebanvelabus
2d 12hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Aranda de Duero Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Aranda De Duero to Cerezo De Abajobus
- Take the bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Estebanvelabus
3d 3h€222–321Car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Syroscarferry
- Take the ferry from Syros to Kavalaferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Segoviabus
- Take the bus from Segovia to Estebanvelabus
3d 14h€290–583
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Southern Europe is to fly and bus which costs €110 - €300 and takes 12h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Southern Europe is to fly and bus which takes 12h 29m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Southern Europe. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Estebanvela via Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop, Sofia Serdica Bus Stop, Aranda De Duero and Cerezo De Abajo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between Crete and Southern Europe is 2894 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Southern Europe without a car is to bus and ferry and bus via Montpellier which takes 2 days 12h and costs .
It takes approximately 18h 37m to get from Crete to Southern Europe, including transfers.
Crete to Southern Europe bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Southern Europe bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
There are 153+ hotels available in Southern Europe.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Southern Europe, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Southern Europe. However, you can fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), walk to Av.Hispanidad-Aeropuerto T4, take the line 827 bus to Av.España-M.Sebastián Izuel, walk to Pºeuropa-Av.Juncal, take the bus to Rascafría-Pza.Abetos, walk to Rascafría-Av.Paular, take the bus to Av.Madrid-Real, take the bus to Cerezo De Arriba, walk to Cerezo de Arriba, then take the bus to Estebanvela. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Heraklion Port to Southern Europe via Tirana, Tirana, Montpellier, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Zaragoza-Delicias, and Siguenza in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens, Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens, Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Sitia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens, Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Siguenza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 012
- tarjetatransportepublico@madrid.org
- Website
- crtm.es
Bus from Pºeuropa-Av.Juncal to Rascafría-Pza.Abetos
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.crtm.es/?lang=en
Bus from Rascafría-Av.Paular to Av.Madrid-Real
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.crtm.es/?lang=en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Buitrago De Lozoya to Cerezo De Arriba
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Aranda De Duero
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Aranda De Duero to Cerezo De Abajo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Cerezo De Abajo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/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
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 677 123 456
- hola@linecar.es
- Website
- linecar.es
Bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Estebanvela
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- linecar.es
Bus from Segovia to Estebanvela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Schedules at
- linecar.es
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Aranda de Duero Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Segovia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Segovia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- 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
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Syros
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €85–120
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €140–210
Ferry from Syros to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €55–85
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €90–110
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €95–120
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €110–140
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