There are 10 ways to get from Portugal to Crete by plane, 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 Lisbon-Portela Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LIS - HER
8h 38m€126–302Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane OPO - HER
9h 48m€113–304Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Entroncamentotrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Entroncamento to Badajoztrain Re
- Take the train from Badajoz to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 17hFly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LIS - CHQ
9h 36m€167–370Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane OPO - CHQ
10h 17m€164–362Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane LIS - JSH
11h 36m€215–480Train, bus, bus and ferry via Puertollano
- Take the train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Entroncamentotrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Entroncamento to Badajoztrain Re
- Take the train from Badajoz to Puertollanotrain Re
- Take the train from Puertollano to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 19hBus, bus and ferry via Girona
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Girona, Estació d'Autobusosbus
- Take the bus from Girona to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
3dBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
3d 4hBus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
3d 11h
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portugal to Crete is to fly which costs €120 - €310 and takes 8h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Portugal to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 38m and costs €120 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Portugal to Crete. However, there are services departing from Martim Moniz and arriving at Heraklion Port via Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente, Girona, Estació d'Autobusos, Girona and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Portugal and Crete is 3059 km.
The best way to get from Portugal to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 17h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Portugal to Crete, including transfers.
Portugal to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente station.
Portugal to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Girona, Estació d'Autobusos station.
There are 2688+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Portugal and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, and three other airlines fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Entroncamento to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Entroncamento to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Badajoz to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Badajoz to Puertollano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Puertollano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once 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
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Girona, Estació d'Autobusos
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- 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 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- 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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