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There are 8 ways to get from Alicante to Crete by train, plane, bus, or busferry

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  1. Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane VLC - HER
    10h 8m
    €137–289

  2. Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Sitia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane ALC - JSH
    15h 26m
    €76–315

  3. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain train Eur / ...
    2. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 9h

  4. Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane VLC - JSH
    26h 26m
    €106–367

  5. Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane VLC - CHQ
    10h 41m
    €119–337

  6. Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane ALC - HER
    7h 52m
    €97–277

  7. Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    2. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane BCN - HER
    11h 27m
    €150–304

  8. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    3d 5h
    €284–428

Valencia Airport (VLC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration8h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket€62Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,494.3 km
  • Duration: 10h 8m

What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Crete, Greece?

Vueling Airlines, easyJet, and Volotea fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice a week.

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