There are 9 ways to get from Gibraltar to Crete by plane, bus, train, busferry, car, car ferry, ferry, or taxi
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Fly Gibraltar International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GIB - HER
18h 11m€165–397Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AGP - HER
10h 16m€130–252Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airportbus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 10hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Gibraltar to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
2d 1h€843–1,268Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AGP - CHQ
10h 30m€141–391Ferry, taxi to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the ferry from Port of Gibraltar to Port de Tanger Medferry
- Take the taxi from Port de Tanger Med to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)taxi
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane TNG - CHQ
12h 45m€193–598Bus, bus and ferry via Tarragona
- Take the bus from La Linea De La Concepcion to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 20hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus 313
- Take the bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stopbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 8h€241–356Ferry, car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Gibraltar to Port de Tanger Medferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
3d 22h
Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gibraltar to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €130 - €260 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Gibraltar to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 10h 16m and costs €130 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Gibraltar to Crete. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción and arriving at Heraklion via Malaga Central Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 8h.
The distance between Gibraltar and Crete is 2746 km.
The best way to get from Gibraltar to Crete without a car is to bus and train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 18h 11m to get from Gibraltar to Crete, including transfers.
Gibraltar to Crete bus services, operated by Avanza Grupo, depart from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción station.
Gibraltar to Crete bus services, operated by Avanza Grupo, arrive at Estación de Autobuses de Málaga station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Gibraltar. It is currently 12:10 PM in Gibraltar and 1:10 PM in Crete.
There are 2625+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Gibraltar and Crete, Greece?
easyJet, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Manchester, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–410
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Chania International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Manchester, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–410
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Chania International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–850
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Manchester, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–420
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–22
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from La Linea De La Concepcion to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- +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
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €70–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
- Phone
- +34 956 68 18 30
- info@frs.es
- Website
- frs.es
Ferry from Port of Gibraltar to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.frs.es/en/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €80–140
- Cabin
- €150–200
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- €30–40
Blue Petite Taxi
Taxialgeciras
- Phone
- +34 665 621 722
- Website
- taxialgeciras.com
Taxi Ecológico Algeciras
- Phone
- +34 696 782 722
- Website
- radiotaxialgeciras.com
Radio Taxi Algeciras
- Phone
- +34 956 60 60 60
- Website
- radiotaxisalgeciras.es
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