There are 8 ways to get from Helsinki to Crete by plane, bus, train, busferry, car, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane HEL - HER
6h 39m€124–324Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Sluzewiec to Rzeszow Glownytrain Ic
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 17h€205–332Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
2d 17h€1,092–1,627Fly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane HEL - CHQ
7h 13m€125–343Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane HEL - JSH
19h 53m€143–463Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 19h€251–469Bus, train, bus and ferry via Kaunas
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kaunas to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 20h€214–370Ferry, 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 13h
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Crete is to fly which costs €120 - €330 and takes 6h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 39m and costs €120 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Crete. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Heraklion via Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D, Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Helsinki and Crete is 2805 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Crete without a car is to bus and train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 17h and costs €200 - €340.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Helsinki to Crete, including transfers.
Helsinki to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D station.
There are 2602+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Crete, Greece?
Finnair, Aegean Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sitia Airport via Tallinn, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–420
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sitia Airport via Tallinn, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Sluzewiec to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €17–22
Train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €33–34
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kaunas to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- 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 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- 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
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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
- 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
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
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