There are 9 ways to get from Granada to Crete by plane, train, bus, or busferry
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Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GRX - HER
8h 31m€97–313Train to Málaga Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AGP - HER
9h 48m€96–263Train, bus, bus and ferry via Madrid
- Take the train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 9hTrain to Málaga Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AGP - CHQ
10h 17m€112–362Train to Málaga Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane AGP - JSH
10h 2m€130–302Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane GRX - CHQ
11h 15m€143–422Bus, bus and ferry via Tarragona
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 16hTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Granada to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 19hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to El Ejidobus
- Take the bus from El Ejido to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus 983
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 3h€227–328
Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Granada to Crete is to train and fly which costs €130 - €310 and takes 10h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Granada to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 31m and costs €95 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Granada to Crete. However, there are services departing from Granada Estación de Autobuses and arriving at Heraklion via El Ejido, Sofia and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between Granada and Crete is 2610 km.
The best way to get from Granada to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Madrid which takes 2 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Granada to Crete, including transfers.
Granada to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Granada Estación de Autobuses station.
Granada to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at El Ejido station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Granada. It is currently 7:25 PM in Granada and 8:25 PM in Crete.
There are 2990+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Granada, Spain and Crete, Greece?
Vueling Airlines and Transavia Holland fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Chania International Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Chania International Airport via Barcelona, Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Chania International Airport via Palma Mallorca, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Chania International Airport via Barcelona, Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Chania International Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.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
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to El Ejido
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- 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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from El Ejido to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
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