There are 8 ways to get from Cádiz to Crete by train, plane, bus, or busferry
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Train to Jerez Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Cadiz to La Parratrain
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane XRY - HER
10h 6m€118–323Train to Seville Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SVQ - HER
10h 8m€96–217Train, bus, bus and ferry via Madrid
- Take the train from Cadiz to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- 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 12hTrain to Seville Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SVQ - CHQ
10h 46m€167–775Train to Jerez Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Cadiz to La Parratrain
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane XRY - CHQ
10h 35m€149–461Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Alv
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa 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 12hBus, bus and ferry via Tarragona
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz to Algecirasbus
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 23hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Cadiz to Sevilla, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 21h€317–488
Jerez Airport (XRY) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cádiz to Crete is to train and fly which costs €95 - €220 and takes 10h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Cádiz to Crete is to train and fly which takes 10h 6m and costs €110 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Cádiz to Crete. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz and arriving at Heraklion Port via Algeciras, Tarragona - Bus Station and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Cádiz and Crete is 2861 km.
The best way to get from Cádiz to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Madrid which takes 2 days 12h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Cádiz to Crete, including transfers.
Cádiz to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz station.
Cádiz to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Algeciras station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Cádiz. It is currently 5:42 PM in Cádiz and 6:42 PM in Crete.
There are 3113+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Cádiz, Spain and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Cádiz to Crete. However, you can take the train to La Parra, walk to Jerez Airport (XRY) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cadiz to Heraklion Port via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, Tirana, and Tirana in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Seville Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Seville Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Jerez Airport to Chania International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Jerez Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Jerez Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Jerez Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Seville Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Seville Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Seville Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Jerez Airport to Chania International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Chania International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Cadiz to La Parra
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cadiz to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- 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 Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cadiz to La Parra
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
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 Sevilla-Santa Justa to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- 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
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- 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
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- 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 Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Algeciras to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 956 807 059
- [email protected]
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Cadiz to Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Book at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–210
- 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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