There are 7 ways to get from Bilbao to Crete by plane, train, bus, or busferry
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Fly Bilbao Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BIO - HER
8h 6m€103–195Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 10hFly Bilbao Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane BIO - JSH
12h 15m€112–343Fly Bilbao Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BIO - CHQ
8h 50m€109–353Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BIQ - HER
12h 56m€153–302Bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VIT - CHQ
22h 43m€139–465Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal 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
2d 23h
Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Crete is to fly which costs €100 - €200 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs €100 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Crete. However, there are services departing from Bilbao Intermodal and arriving at Heraklion via Padova, Vlore , station and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Bilbao and Crete is 2580 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Bilbao to Crete, including transfers.
Bilbao to Crete bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Bilbao Intermodal station.
Bilbao to Crete bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Bilbao. It is currently 7:32 PM in Bilbao and 8:32 PM in Crete.
There are 3118+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Crete, Greece?
easyJet, Volotea, and five other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Chania International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Chania International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.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
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Padova to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
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