There are 5 ways to get from Palma to Crete by plane, car ferry, train, bus, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PMI - HER
8h 7m€76–286Car 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 Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 14hFly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PMI - CHQ
7h 31m€92–295Car 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 18hTrain, ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Estació Intermodal to Sa Pobla Estaciótrain T2
- Take the ferry from Port d'Alcúdia to Port of Toulonferry
- Take the bus from Toulon to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 5h
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 €75 - €290 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Palma to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs €90 - €300.
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 14h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Palma to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h ahead of Palma. It is currently 1:00 AM in Palma and 2:00 AM in Crete.
There are 3006+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Palma, Spain and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 971 17 77 77
- Website
- tib.org
Train from Estació Intermodal to Sa Pobla Estació
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.tib.org/en/inici
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Toulon to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- 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
- 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
- €65–70
- Cabin
- €230–250
- Car - Seat
- €85–100
- Car - Cabin
- €190–290
- 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
- €28–45
- 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
- €30–238
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
- Seat
- €57
- Cabin
- €179
- Car + Seat
- €91
- Car + Cabin
- €238
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port d'Alcúdia to Port of Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
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