There are 10 ways to get from Finland to Crete by plane, bus, train, car ferry, ferry, or busferry
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 Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane HEL - CHQ
6h 47m€143–382Fly Helsinki Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane HEL - HER
6h 13m€112–453Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest-Nyugati to Athensbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
2d 18h€434–856Fly Oulu Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Oulu Airport (OUL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane OUL - CHQ
14h 6m€147–595Fly Jyvaskyla Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Jyvaskyla Airport (JYV) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane JYV - CHQ
10h 47m€166–695Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane TLL - HER
10h 7m€125–374Bus, bus and ferry via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Rzeszówbus N1 / ...
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 19h€258–478Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Rzeszow, Bus Stationbus N20 / ...
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 23h€277–450Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Ostrava to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
3d 4h€280–502Ferry, 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 15h
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Crete is to ferry and fly which costs €120 - €380 and takes 10h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 13m and costs €110 - €460.
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, MDA Bus Station, Rzeszów and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Finland and Crete is 2789 km.
The best way to get from Finland to Crete without a car is to bus and train and car ferry which takes 2 days 18h and costs €430 - €900.
It takes approximately 6h 47m 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 1660+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Finland and Crete, Greece?
Norwegian Air International, Finnair, and Aegean Airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–460
Flights from Oulu Airport to Chania International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–650
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–450
Flights from Jyvaskyla Airport to Chania International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–750
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Oulu Airport to Chania International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Jyvaskyla Airport to Chania International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Rzeszow, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- fptravelpatrikalos@gmail.com
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Budapest-Nyugati to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
- Phone
- +48 17 277 30 95
- kontakt@neobus.pl
- Website
- neobus.pl
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- https://neobus.pl
- 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 246530
- 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
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Ostrava to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- 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
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
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