There are 7 ways to get from Marbella to Crete by bus, plane, train, or busferry
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Bus, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AGP - HER
8h 21m€83–202Bus, train, bus and ferry via Madrid
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragonatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 13hBus, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AGP - CHQ
9h€99–310Bus, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane AGP - JSH
9h 50m€157–470Bus, bus and ferry via Tarragona
- Take the bus from Marbella to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 19hBus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 20hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 16h€308–461
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marbella to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €80 - €210 and takes 8h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Marbella to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 8h 21m and costs €80 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Marbella to Crete. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella and arriving at Heraklion via Estación de Autobuses de Málaga, Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 16h.
The distance between Marbella and Crete is 2715 km.
The best way to get from Marbella to Crete without a car is to bus and train and bus and ferry via Madrid which takes 2 days 13h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Marbella to Crete, including transfers.
Marbella to Crete bus services, operated by Avanza Grupo, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella station.
Marbella to Crete bus services, operated by Avanza Grupo, arrive at Estación de Autobuses de Málaga station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Marbella. It is currently 10:31 AM in Marbella and 11:31 AM in Crete.
There are 3068+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Marbella, Spain and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Marbella to Crete. However, you can take the bus to Malaga Airport, walk to Málaga Airport (AGP) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Heraklion Port via Estación de Autobuses de Málaga, Malaga Maria Zambrano, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Camp De Tarragona, Estació del Camp de Tarragona, Tarragona - Bus Station, Tirana, and Tirana in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Marbella to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–200
- 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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