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

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There are 11 ways to get from Canary Islands to Crete by plane, car ferry, train, bus, or busferry

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

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    1. Fly from Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane FUE - HER
    14h 13m
    €101–293

  2. 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
    10h
    €97–254

  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 Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane FUE - CHQ
    15h 42m
    €122–391

  5. Fly Tenerife North Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Tenerife North Airport (TFN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane TFN - HER
    11h 50m
    €122–273

  6. Fly Lanzarote Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Lanzarote Airport (ACE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane ACE - CHQ
    10h 49m
    €118–372

  7. Fly Gran Canaria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LPA - HER
    25h 14m
    €97–284

  8. Fly Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport (TFS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane TFS - CHQ
    11h 38m
    €126–396

  9. 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 8h

  10. 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

  11. 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
    €424–1,668

Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration17h 42mAverage Duration
Ticket€100Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,749.1 km
  • Duration: 14h 13m

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

easyJet, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.

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