There are 7 ways to get from Tangier to Crete by plane, car ferry, train, bus, busferry, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)TNG - CHQ
8h 44m€140–480Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)TNG - HER
8h 21m€139–381Car ferry, train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Take the train from Algeciras 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 15hCar ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Port of Civitavecchia
- Take the bus from CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f277 to ROMA | Capolinea Cornelia # f1
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Kavajë
- Take the bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
4d 6hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Tangier to Port of Piraeus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
5d 9h€1,817–2,674Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Sitia Airport (JSH)TNG - JSH
16h 59m€168–660Ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifa
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Fuengirola
- Take the bus from Málaga to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
3d 10h€236–332
Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tangier to Crete is to fly which costs €130 - €390 and takes 8h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Tangier to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs €130 - €390.
The distance between Tangier and Crete is 2743 km.
The best way to get from Tangier to Crete without a car is to car ferry and train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 15h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Tangier to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h ahead of Tangier. It is currently 2:57 AM in Tangier and 3:57 AM in Crete.
There are 2522+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Tangier, Morocco and Crete, Greece?
Transavia France, Ryanair, and Royal Air Maroc fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 3 times a week.
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Sitia Airport via Madrid, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–950
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Sitia Airport via Geneva, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Sitia Airport via Malaga, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Chania International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 800 174 471
- Website
- servizi.cotralspa.it
Bus from CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f277 to ROMA | Capolinea Cornelia # f1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- servizi.cotralspa.it
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 40 67 522
- info@argjiro.eu
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/argjiro-shpk-bus-travel-in-albania
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- basharodolf@gmail.com
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 68 402 3400
- info@shpresa.al
- Website
- group.shpresa.al
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- group.shpresa.al
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Tarifa to Fuengirola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–30
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Málaga to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- 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
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €120–250
- Cabin
- €250–380
- 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
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €70–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
- Phone
- +34-956 63 63 63
- aml@aml.ma
- Website
- aml.ma
Ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- aml.ma
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