There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Spain by plane, busferry, bus, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly Sitia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane JSH - BCN
14h 51m€111–248Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane HER - BCN
6h 18m€83–297Bus 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
46h 39mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Barcelonacar
38h 34m€690–1,278Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane HER - PMI
7h 17m€86–306Fly Chania International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane CHQ - BCN
8h 26m€115–335Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane HER - MAD
8h 9m€98–295Fly Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CHQ - MAD
8h 37m€135–373Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
2d 6hBus and ferry, bus 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 to Barcelonabus
2d 11h€206–291
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Spain is to fly which costs €110 - €250 and takes 14h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Spain is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs €80 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Spain. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Crete and Spain is 2213 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Spain without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train which takes 46h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 51m to get from Crete to Spain, including transfers.
Crete to Spain bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Spain bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
There are 5022+ hotels available in Spain.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Spain?
Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Sitia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Alexandroupolis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- 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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- 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
- €80–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
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
- +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
- +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
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 28m
- 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
- €190–480
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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