There are 11 ways to get from Sweden to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly Copenhagen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)CPH - HER
6h 34m€125–298Fly Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)GOT - HER
8h 32m€81–252Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Salzburg Hbf
- Take the bus from Salzburg Hbf to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
2d 11h€265–350Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stockholm to Port of Piraeus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
45h 6m€801–1,098Fly Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)ARN - HER
6h 31m€128–292Fly Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)ARN - CHQ
6h 55m€109–251Fly Copenhagen Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)CPH - CHQ
6h 57m€146–427Fly Copenhagen Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Sitia Airport (JSH)CPH - JSH
7h 57m€124–467Train, bus, bus and ferry via Budapest
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Salzburg Hbf
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien HbfRj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to FerencvarosEc
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
2d 16hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionAbs / ...
2d 17hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 18h
Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sweden to Crete is to fly which costs €80 - €260 and takes 8h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Sweden to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs €120 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Sweden to Crete. However, there are services departing from Stockholm, Cityterminalen and arriving at Heraklion Port via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Sweden and Crete is 2487 km.
The best way to get from Sweden to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 11h and costs €260 - €350.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Sweden to Crete, including transfers.
Sweden to Crete bus services, operated by Bledi Travel, depart from Stockholm, Cityterminalen station.
Sweden to Crete bus services, operated by Bledi Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Sweden. It is currently 7:15 AM in Sweden and 8:15 AM in Crete.
There are 2537+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Sweden and Crete, Greece?
Norwegian Air International, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Chania International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Sitia Airport via Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–70
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Ferencvaros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Ferencvaros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €17–22
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Salzburg Hbf to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- 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 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- info@unilines.com
- Website
- unilines.com
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bleditravellipjan/
- 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
- +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/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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