There are 5 ways to get from Bilbao to Crete by plane, 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 to Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane BIO - JSH
16h 2m€82–332Fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BIO - CHQ
9h 47m€74–312Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 10hFly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BIO - HER
7h 43m€93–234Bus, bus and ferry via Padova
- 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 Sitia Airport (JSH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Crete is to fly which costs €90 - €240 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 43m and costs €90 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Crete. However, there are services departing from Bilbao Intermodal and arriving at Heraklion Port via Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Bilbao and Crete is 2643 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 2m to get from Bilbao to Crete, including transfers.
Bilbao to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Bilbao Intermodal station.
Bilbao to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Bilbao. It is currently 9:21 AM in Bilbao and 10:21 AM in Crete.
There are 2700+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, and three other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Sitia Airport (JSH) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- ALSA
- 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 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.yolasite.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- 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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