There are 9 ways to get from Alicante to Crete by train, plane, bus, or busferry
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Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VLC - HER
12h 8m€138–289Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Sitia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane ALC - JSH
25h 41m€96–345Train, 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 9hTrain 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
10h 16m€119–447Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ALC - HER
8h 17m€97–427Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ALC - CHQ
8h 36m€103–245Train 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
13h€151–314Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BCN - CHQ
13h 28m€172–372Bus, 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
Valencia Airport (VLC) 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 - €430 and takes 8h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 17m and costs €95 - €430.
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 2494 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 12h 8m 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 2:53 PM in Alicante and 3:53 PM in Crete.
There are 2959+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Crete, Greece?
Ryanair, Bulgaria Air, and four other airlines fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Sitia Airport via Palma Mallorca, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
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
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