There are 7 ways to get from Alicante to Crete by plane, train, bus, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ALC - HER
7h 37m€97–257Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Sitia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane ALC - JSH
16h 51m€71–345Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 9hFly Alicante-Elche Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ALC - CHQ
14h 6m€93–255Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VLC - CHQ
11h 51m€119–327Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BCN - HER
11h 25m€156–324Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 5h€284–428
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Crete is to fly which costs €95 - €260 and takes 7h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs €95 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Crete. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant and arriving at Heraklion via Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Alicante and Crete is 2321 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Alicante to Crete, including transfers.
Alicante to Crete bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant station.
Alicante to Crete bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Alicante. It is currently 1:05 AM in Alicante and 2:05 AM in Crete.
There are 2731+ hotels available in Crete.
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) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- 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
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
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