There are 10 ways to get from Spain to Crete by plane, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BCN - HER
5h 45m€78–285Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 3hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
38h 46m€667–1,108Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BCN - CHQ
7h 54m€109–314Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PMI - HER
8h 12m€86–296Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane BCN - JSH
9h 44m€102–244Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MAD - HER
7h 56m€92–285Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MAD - CHQ
8h 54m€133–384Bus, bus and ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 10h€209–289Bus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 11h
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Crete is to fly which costs €100 - €250 and takes 9h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs €75 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain to Crete. However, there are services departing from Barcelona and arriving at Heraklion via Sofia Serdica Bus Station and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Spain and Crete is 2133 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Spain to Crete, including transfers.
Spain to Crete bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Barcelona station.
Spain to Crete bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
There are 2905+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Spain and Crete, Greece?
Vueling Airlines and Aegean Airlines fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–340
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–470
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- 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 Barcelona to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- 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 246530
- 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
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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