There are 10 ways to get from Almería to Crete by plane, train, bus, or busferry
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Fly Almería Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LEI - HER
11h 27m€112–333Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the bus from Almeria to Aeropuerto Malagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AGP - HER
11h 11m€94–197Train, bus, bus and ferry via Madrid
- Take the train from Almeria to Granadatrain Alv
- Take the train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- 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 14hBus to Málaga Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the bus from Almeria to Aeropuerto Malagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane AGP - JSH
21h 20m€113–345Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Almeria to Aeropuerto Malagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AGP - CHQ
11h 50m€110–325Fly Almería Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LEI - CHQ
12h 41m€133–511Train to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Almeria to Granadatrain
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GRX - HER
16h 33m€115–299Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Almeria to Granadatrain Alv
- Take the train from Granada 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 14hBus, bus and ferry via Tarragona
- Take the bus from Almeria to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 15hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Almeria to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 9h€296–437
Almería Airport (LEI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almería to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €90 - €200 and takes 11h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Almería to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 11h 11m and costs €90 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Almería to Crete. However, there are services departing from Almeria and arriving at Heraklion Port via Tarragona - Bus Station and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Almería and Crete is 2482 km.
The best way to get from Almería to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Madrid which takes 2 days 14h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 27m to get from Almería to Crete, including transfers.
Almería to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Almeria station.
Almería to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Tarragona station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Almería. It is currently 1:22 PM in Almería and 2:22 PM in Crete.
There are 3110+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Almería, Spain and Crete, Greece?
easyJet, Smartwings, and four other airlines fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sitia Airport via Palma Mallorca, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–430
Flights from Almería Airport to Chania International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–460
Flights from Almería Airport to Chania International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–460
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Almería Airport to Chania International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Almería Airport to Chania International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Almeria to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Almeria to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Almeria to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- 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
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
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
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 Almeria to Aeropuerto Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Almeria to Aeropuerto Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Almeria to Aeropuerto Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Almeria to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Almeria to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–190
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- 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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