There are 8 ways to get from Pamplona to Crete by bus, plane, train, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BIO - HER
10h 54m€121–506Train, bus, bus and ferry via Montpellier
- Take the train from Pamplona to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 5hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Pamplona to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
42h€713–1,175Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Pamplona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BCN - CHQ
12h 31m€157–370Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Pamplona to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MAD - CHQ
12h 28m€171–423Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 11hTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Pamplona to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 16hBus, bus and ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 17h€203–277
Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pamplona to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €120 - €550 and takes 10h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Pamplona to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 10h 54m and costs €120 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Pamplona to Crete. However, there are services departing from Pamplona and arriving at Heraklion via Sofia Serdica Bus Station and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Pamplona and Crete is 2735 km.
The best way to get from Pamplona to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Montpellier which takes 2 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 54m to get from Pamplona to Crete, including transfers.
Pamplona to Crete bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Pamplona station.
Pamplona to Crete bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Pamplona. It is currently 12:22 PM in Pamplona and 1:22 PM in Crete.
There are 2691+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Pamplona, Spain and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Pamplona to Crete. However, you can take the bus to Bilbao Intermodal, take the bus to Aireportua/Aeropuerto, walk to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 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 train from Pamplona to Heraklion Port via Zaragoza-Delicias, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Montpellier, Tirana, and Tirana in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Pamplona to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Pamplona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Pamplona to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- alavabus@araba.eus
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://alavabus.eus/es/inicio
- 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
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Pamplona to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- 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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Pamplona to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 12m
- 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
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €65–90
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €110–170
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €70–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
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