There are 8 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 Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PMI - HER
7h 44m€96–286Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Sitia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane PMI - JSH
18h 8m€80–275Car ferry, train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 8hFly Son Sant Joan Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PMI - CHQ
11h 13m€127–415Car ferry to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BCN - HER
12h 33m€113–544Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 18hCar ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Rome
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
2d 20hCar ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Sofia
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Valenciacarferry
- Take the bus from Valencia to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 1h€238–547
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 - €290 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Palma to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs €95 - €290.
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 44m to get from Palma to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h ahead of Palma. It is currently 6:14 AM in Palma and 7:14 AM in Crete.
There are 2691+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Palma, Spain and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, and easyJet fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sitia Airport via Ibiza, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sitia Airport via Malta, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Sitia Airport via Malta, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
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
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €60–80
- 1st Class
- €85–110
- 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 Barcelona - North Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- 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
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.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
- €65–290
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Seating
- €65–90
- Cabin
- €180–260
- Car - Seat
- €85–100
- Car - Cabin
- €190–290
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €37–270
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Seating
- €55–95
- Cabin
- €130–270
- Lobby Bar
- €37
- 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
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €30–45
- Cabin
- €45–75
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
- Seat
- €35–45
- Cabin
- €50–80
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €57–238
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
- Seat
- €57
- Cabin
- €179
- Car + Seat
- €91
- Car + Cabin
- €238
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–247
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
- No car. Seat
- €60
- Car. Seat
- €105
- Car. Bed
- €247
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