There are 10 ways to get from Granada to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Train to Málaga Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)AGP - HER
9h 59m€133–330Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)GRX - HER
8h 11m€84–274Train, bus, bus and ferry via Montpellier
- Take the train from Granada to Zaragoza-DeliciasAve
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 8hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Granada to Port of Piraeus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
46h 53m€803–1,210Train to Málaga Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)AGP - CHQ
10h 22m€114–419Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)GRX - CHQ
15h 10m€110–373Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Sitia Airport (JSH)GRX - JSH
17h 25m€123–403Bus, bus and ferry via Tarragona
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Tarragona
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 16hTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Granada to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 18hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Almeria
- Take the bus from Almeria Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
3d 5h€214–316
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Granada to Crete is to fly which costs €80 - €280 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Granada to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 11m and costs €80 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Granada to Crete. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Granada and arriving at Heraklion via Almeria Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Granada and Crete is 2836 km.
The best way to get from Granada to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Montpellier which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Granada to Crete, including transfers.
Granada to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Granada station.
Granada to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Almeria station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Granada. It is currently 11:14 AM in Granada and 12:14 PM in Crete.
There are 2522+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Granada, Spain and Crete, Greece?
Vueling Airlines, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Chania International Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sitia Airport via Madrid, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–470
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sitia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Chania International Airport via Barcelona, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Chania International Airport via Barcelona, Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sitia Airport via Madrid, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–470
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sitia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Chania International Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Granada to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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 Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18
- 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 Almeria Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- 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
- €60–85
- 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
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