There are 4 ways to get from Madeira to Crete by plane, subway, or car ferry
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Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane FNC - HER
9h 46m€138–278Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane FNC - JSH
12h 25m€186–556Fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FNC - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
17h 7m€286–656Fly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane FNC - CHQ
11h 45m€138–406
Madeira Airport (FNC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madeira to Crete is to fly which costs €130 - €280 and takes 9h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Madeira to Crete is to fly which takes 9h 46m and costs €130 - €280.
The distance between Madeira and Crete is 3853 km.
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Madeira to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 2h ahead of Madeira. It is currently 1:10 PM in Madeira and 3:10 PM in Crete.
There are 1851+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Madeira, Portugal and Crete, Greece?
Ryanair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Madeira Airport to Sitia Airport via Lisboa, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Madeira Airport to Sitia Airport via Porto, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Madeira Airport to Sitia Airport via Madrid, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Madeira Airport to Athens International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Athens International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Madeira Airport to Athens International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Madeira Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Madeira Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Madeira Airport to Athens International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Sitia Airport via Lisboa, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Madeira Airport to Sitia Airport via Madrid, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Madeira Airport to Athens International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Madeira Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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