There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Valencia by plane, busferry, bus, train, car ferry, or car
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 Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane HER - VLC
8h 53m€104–266Bus 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 Camp De Tarragonatrain
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Estació del Nordtrain Eur / ...
2d 2hCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Valenciacar
41h 39m€640–940Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane CHQ - VLC
8h 31m€136–374Fly from Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane JSH - VLC
10h 51m€114–363Bus 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, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
2d 11hBus and ferry, bus via Sofia
- 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 to Valenciabus
2d 17h€207–280
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Valencia Airport (VLC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Valencia is to fly which costs €100 - €270 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Valencia is to fly which takes 8h 31m and costs €130 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Valencia. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Estació d'Autobusos de València via Tirana and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Crete and Valencia is 2315 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Valencia without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Crete to Valencia, including transfers.
Crete to Valencia bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Valencia bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Valencia is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 8:41 PM in Crete and 7:41 PM in Valencia.
There are 3367+ hotels available in Valencia.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Valencia, Spain?
Ulendo Airlink, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Valencia Airport (VLC) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Valencia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Valencia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Sitia Airport to Valencia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Valencia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.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
- info@anumitravel.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
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- 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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 52m
- 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/
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