There are 7 ways to get from Finland to Crete by plane, bus, train, busferry, car, car ferry, or 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 Helsinki Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane HEL - HER
6h 13m€122–462Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Rzeszow Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 17h€278–494Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
2d 17h€1,091–1,736Fly Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane HEL - CHQ
6h 47m€133–381Fly Oulu Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Oulu Airport (OUL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane OUL - CHQ
11h 57m€147–595Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Krakow to Rzeszówbus
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 23h€268–471Ferry, Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmferry
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
3d 14h
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Crete is to fly which costs €120 - €470 and takes 6h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 13m and costs €120 - €470.
No, there is no direct bus from Finland station to Crete. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Bus Station and arriving at Heraklion via Krakow, Rzeszów and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Finland and Crete is 2788 km.
The best way to get from Finland to Crete without a car is to bus and train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 17h and costs €270 - €500.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Finland to Crete, including transfers.
Finland to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Bus Station.
Finland to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
There are 2803+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Finland and Crete, Greece?
Finnair, Aegean Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a week.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–450
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–460
Flights from Oulu Airport to Chania International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–390
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Oulu Airport to Chania International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Krakow to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Krakow to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +380678855320
- lev-bus@ukr.net
- Website
- lev-bus.com.ua
Bus from Krakow to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://lev-bus.com.ua/en/
- Phone
- +48 17 277 30 95
- kontakt@neobus.pl
- Website
- neobus.pl
Bus from Krakow to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://neobus.pl
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bleditravellipjan/
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Website
- vikingline.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- vikingline.com
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