There are 4 ways to get from Madeira to Crete by plane or car ferry
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Fly to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane FNC - CHQ
12h 30m€178–466Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane FNC - HER
11h 21m€158–208Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane FNC - JSH
21h€186–336Fly to Santorini, car ferry
- Fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Santorini (JTR)plane FNC - JTR
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
20h 35m€198–672
Madeira Airport (FNC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madeira to Crete is to fly which costs €150 - €210 and takes 11h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Madeira to Crete is to fly which takes 11h 21m and costs €150 - €210.
The distance between Madeira and Crete is 3781 km.
It takes approximately 12h 30m to get from Madeira to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 2h ahead of Madeira. It is currently 7:17 AM in Madeira and 9:17 AM in Crete.
There are 2691+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Madeira, Portugal and Crete, Greece?
Condor Flugdienst, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Sitia Airport via Lyon, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–480
Flights from Madeira Airport to Sitia Airport via Lisboa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Madeira Airport to Sitia Airport via Bordeaux, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–480
Flights from Madeira Airport to Sitia Airport via Madrid, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Madeira Airport to Sitia Airport via Porto, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Sitia Airport via Lyon, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–480
Flights from Madeira Airport to Sitia Airport via Lisboa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Madeira Airport to Sitia Airport via Bordeaux, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–480
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Madeira Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–230
Flights from Madeira Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Santorini via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Santorini via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Santorini via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Madeira Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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