There are 5 ways to get from Palma to Crete by plane, car ferry, train, bus, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)PMI - HER
7h 29m€96–246Car ferry, train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 8hCar ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 19hCar ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Sofia
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Take the bus from Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
2d 23h€207–347Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Sofia #2
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Valencia
- Take the bus from Valencia to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
3d 1h€218–432
Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palma to Crete is to fly which costs €95 - €250 and takes 7h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Palma to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 29m and costs €95 - €250.
The distance between Palma and Crete is 2041 km.
The best way to get from Palma to Crete without a car is to car ferry and train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Palma to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h ahead of Palma. It is currently 9:53 PM in Palma and 10:53 PM in Crete.
There are 2522+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Palma, Spain and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Vueling Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Valencia to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
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