There are 6 ways to get from Tangier to Crete by plane, car ferry, train, bus, busferry, 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)plane TNG - CHQ
7h 54m€200–700Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane TNG - HER
7h 26m€159–561Car ferry, train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 15hCar ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Montpellier
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Port of Setecarferry
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
4dCar ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
3d 1hFerry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifaferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the bus from Málaga to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus 983
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 9h€273–378
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 €150 - €600 and takes 7h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Tangier to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs €150 - €600.
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 7h 54m to get from Tangier to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 2h ahead of Tangier. It is currently 4:39 PM in Tangier and 6:39 PM in Crete.
There are 2906+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Tangier, Morocco and Crete, Greece?
Transavia France, easyJet, and Royal Air Maroc fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) once daily.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Chania International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Chania International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
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 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- 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
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Algeciras to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Málaga to Sofia Central Bus Station
- 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
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +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
- €8–221
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Port of Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- 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
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- aml.ma
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