There are 8 ways to get from Rota to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Train to Seville Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SVQ - HER
10h 54m€128–293Train, bus, bus and ferry via Madrid
- Take the train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 11hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Rota to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
2d 1h€863–1,391Train to Seville Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SVQ - CHQ
12h 22m€139–392Fly Jerez Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane XRY - HER
11h 11m€155–659Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
3d 2hTrain, bus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Estació del Nordtrain Alv
- 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 3h€273–380Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Rota to Sevilla Estación Prado De San Sebastianbus
- Take the bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 20h€219–419
Seville Airport (SVQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rota to Crete is to train and fly which costs €120 - €300 and takes 10h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Rota to Crete is to train and fly which takes 10h 54m and costs €120 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Rota to Crete. However, there are services departing from Rota and arriving at Heraklion via Menéndez Pelayo, Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses, Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 20h.
The distance between Rota and Crete is 2930 km.
The best way to get from Rota to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Madrid which takes 2 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 54m to get from Rota to Crete, including transfers.
Rota to Crete bus services, operated by Transportes Generales Comes, depart from Rota station.
Rota to Crete bus services, operated by Transportes Generales Comes, arrive at Sevilla Estación Prado De San Sebastian station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Rota. It is currently 8:57 PM in Rota and 9:57 PM in Crete.
There are 2691+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Rota, Spain and Crete, Greece?
Condor Flugdienst and Eurowings fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Seville Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Seville Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Seville Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- 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
- +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
- +34 956 807 059
- informacion@tgcomes.es
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Rota to Sevilla Estación Prado De San Sebastian
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.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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