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How to get fromCanary Islands to Creteby plane, car ferry, train, bus, or busferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Canary Islands to Crete by plane, car ferry, train, bus, or busferry

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  1. Fly Lanzarote Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Lanzarote Airport (ACE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane ACE - HER
    21h
    €102–304

  2. Fly Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport (TFS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane TFS - HER
    23h 32m
    €80–258

  3. Car ferry, train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the carferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Lanzarote Arrecifecarferry car ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Lanzarote - Arrecife to Cádizcarferry car ferry
    3. Take the train from Cadiz to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    4. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    5. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus bus
    6. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    4d 6h

  4. Fly Fuerteventura Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane FUE - HER
    9h 58m
    €111–303

  5. Fly Gran Canaria Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane LPA - CHQ
    11h 37m
    €114–352

  6. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Barcelona

    1. Take the carferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Punta Umbría to L'Hospitalet De Llobregat - Carr. de Collblancbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    4d 9h

  7. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the carferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Punta Umbría to Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    4d 17h

  8. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry #2

    1. Take the carferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Huelva to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    5d 5h
    €424–2,569

Lanzarote Airport (ACE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar5Weekly Planes
Duration22h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket€106Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,706.5 km
  • Duration: 21h

What companies run services between Canary Islands, Spain and Crete, Greece?

Vueling Airlines and Edelweiss Air fly from Lanzarote Airport (ACE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a week.

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