There are 7 ways to get from Lisbon to Crete by plane, bus, train, or busferry
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Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LIS - HER
7h 51m€103–233Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Zaragozabus
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 16hFly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LIS - CHQ
8h 40m€154–342Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane LIS - JSH
13h 55m€152–552Bus, bus and ferry via Montpellier
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 19hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
3d 6hBus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the bus from Lisboa Oriente to Huelvabus
- Take the bus from Huelva to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
4d€328–523
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Crete is to fly which costs €100 - €240 and takes 7h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs €100 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Lisbon to Crete. However, there are services departing from Lisbon - Oriente and arriving at Heraklion Port via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 6h.
The distance between Lisbon and Crete is 3062 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Crete without a car is to bus and train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 16h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Lisbon to Crete, including transfers.
Lisbon to Crete bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lisbon - Oriente station.
Lisbon to Crete bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Crete is 2h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 11:10 AM in Lisbon and 1:10 PM in Crete.
There are 443+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, and five other airlines fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–250
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Lisboa Oriente to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Huelva to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–210
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- 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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