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How to get fromSantander to Creteby bus, plane, train, busferry, car or car ferry

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There are 11 ways to get from Santander to Crete by bus, plane, train, busferry, car, or car ferry

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  1. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeBIO - HER
    10h 24m
    €120–339

  2. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeBIO - CHQ
    10h 52m
    €76–308

  3. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartíntrainAlv / ...
    2. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
    3. Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
    2d 9h

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Santander to Port of Piraeuscar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
    42h 29m
    €745–1,126

  5. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Sitia Airport (JSH)planeBIO - JSH
    27h 17m
    €99–298

  6. Fly Santander Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeSDR - CHQ
    7h 25m
    €143–435

  7. Fly Santander Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeSDR - HER
    6h 46m
    €90–272

  8. Bus, bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
    2. Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus
    3. Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeBIQ - HER
    12h 6m
    €124–412

  9. Bus, bus and ferry via Montpellier

    1. Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao to Montpellierbus
    3. Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
    2d 10h

  10. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofiabus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stopbus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    2d 20h
    €203–290

  11. Bus, train, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
    2. Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-SantstrainAlv
    3. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
    2d 23h

Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar3Weekly Planes
Duration6h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€61Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Crete, Greece?

Ryanair and Ryanair UK fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) twice a week.

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