There are 10 ways to get from Perpignan to Crete by train, plane, 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.
Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BCN - HER
7h 22m€104–257Train, bus, bus and ferry via Geneva
- Take the train from Perpignan to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 3hTrain to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Perpignan to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MRS - HER
8h 32m€104–295Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BCN - CHQ
9h 55m€141–325Fly Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PGF - HER
20h 51m€142–483Train, train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Perpignan to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane TLS - HER
8h 42m€131–516Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Perpignan to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LYS - CHQ
9h 7m€207–447Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Girona - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Girona to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 4hTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Perpignan to Gironatrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 10hBus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Perpignan to Nice Airportbus
- Take the train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the busferry from Ventimiglia to Lushnjëbusferry
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
2d 13h
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Perpignan to Crete is to train and fly which costs €100 - €260 and takes 7h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Perpignan to Crete is to train and fly which takes 7h 22m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Perpignan station to Crete. However, there are services departing from Perpignan - Bus Station and arriving at Heraklion Port via Girona, Estació d'Autobusos, Girona and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Perpignan and Crete is 2312 km.
The best way to get from Perpignan to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Geneva which takes 2 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Perpignan to Crete, including transfers.
Perpignan to Crete bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Perpignan - Bus Station.
Perpignan to Crete bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Girona - Bus Station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Perpignan. It is currently 10:22 PM in Perpignan and 11:22 PM in Crete.
There are 2592+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Perpignan, France and Crete, Greece?
Transavia France and Volotea fly from Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–160
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lille Lesquin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–550
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Narbonne to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Perpignan to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Narbonne to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Perpignan to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Perpignan to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Girona to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Girona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Perpignan to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Girona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Perpignan to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ventimiglia to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
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