There are 10 ways to get from Granada to Crete by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Málaga Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- 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 14m€122–294Fly 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)plane GRX - HER
20h 16m€88–304Train, 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 bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 10hTrain 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
13h 27m€124–342Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MAD - HER
11h 44m€168–387Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane GRX - JSH
18h 10m€142–472Fly 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 5m€120–412Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MAD - CHQ
12h 7m€205–485Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Granada to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 10hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 12h€300–442
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Granada to Crete is to fly which costs €85 - €310 and takes 20h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Granada to Crete is to train and fly which takes 9h 14m and costs €120 - €300.
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 Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 12h.
The distance between Granada and Crete is 2837 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 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Granada to Crete, including transfers.
Granada to Crete bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Granada station.
Granada to Crete bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Granada. It is currently 11:40 AM in Granada and 12:40 PM in Crete.
There are 2591+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Granada, Spain and Crete, Greece?
Vueling Airlines flies 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 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sitia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Chania International Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Chania International Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sitia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Granada to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–280
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- 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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