There are 7 ways to get from Rota to Crete by bus, plane, train, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Bus, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Rota to Sevilla Estación Prado De San Sebastian
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)SVQ - HER
10h 25m€129–253Train, bus, bus and ferry via Madrid
- Take the train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAlv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 10hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Rota to Port of Piraeus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
2d 1h€882–1,214Bus, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Rota to Sevilla Estación Prado De San Sebastian
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)SVQ - CHQ
13h 13m€150–402Bus, bus and ferry via Montpellier
- Take the bus from Rota to Sevilla Estación Prado De San Sebastian
- Take the bus from Seville Central Bus Station to Montpellier Sabines
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 23hTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Barcelona-SantsAlv
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
3d 2hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Rota to Sevilla Estación Prado De San Sebastian
- Take the bus from Estación Santa Justa to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
3d 8h€207–289
Seville Airport (SVQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rota to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €120 - €260 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Rota to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 10h 25m and costs €120 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Rota to Crete. However, there are services departing from Rota and arriving at Heraklion via Avenida Carlos V, Estación Santa Justa, Sofia and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 8h.
The distance between Rota and Crete is 2911 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 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 25m 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 11:29 AM in Rota and 12:29 PM in Crete.
There are 2537+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Rota, Spain and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Rota to Crete. However, you can take the bus to Sevilla Estación Prado De San Sebastian, walk to Avenida Carlos V, take the bus to Aeropuerto de Sevilla, walk to Seville Airport (SVQ) 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 bus from Rota to Heraklion Port via Estación de autobuses de El Puerto de Santa María, Puerto De Santa Maria, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Montpellier, Tirana, and Tirana in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Seville Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Seville Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Seville Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Seville Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- 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
- €75–210
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- €13–28
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Seville Central Bus Station to Montpellier Sabines
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Estación Santa Justa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €60–85
- 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
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €97–100
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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