There are 8 ways to get from Tangier to Crete by plane, car ferry, train, bus, or busferry
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Fly Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane TNG - HER
10h 31m€189–562Car ferry, bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the carferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AGP - HER
13h 47m€132–537Car ferry, train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the carferry 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 Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 16hFly Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane TNG - CHQ
10h 4m€200–850Car ferry, bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the carferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AGP - CHQ
14h 10m€138–535Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the carferry 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 1hCar ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Padova
- Take the carferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
3d 19hCar ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Montpellier
- Take the carferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Port of Setecarferry
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
4d 14h
Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tangier to Crete is to car ferry and bus and fly which costs €130 - €550 and takes 13h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Tangier to Crete is to fly which takes 10h 4m and costs €200 - €850.
The distance between Tangier and Crete is 2816 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 16h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 31m to get from Tangier to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 2h ahead of Tangier. It is currently 11:44 AM in Tangier and 1:44 PM in Crete.
There are 3024+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Tangier, Morocco and Crete, Greece?
Ryanair, Volotea, and three other airlines fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
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