There are 7 ways to get from Copenhagen to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, car ferry, or ferry
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 Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CPH - HER
6h 16m€112–285Fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CPH - CHQ
6h 39m€98–313Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj
- Take the train from Prague Main Train Station to Budapest Délitrain
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 2h€263–358Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane CPH - JSH
14h 4m€101–363Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Praha-Holesovicetrain Rj
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
2d 4h€307–471Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from København H to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 8hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Köpenhamn H to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 8h
Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Copenhagen to Crete is to fly which costs €110 - €290 and takes 6h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Copenhagen to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Copenhagen to Crete. However, there are services departing from København H and arriving at Heraklion Port via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Copenhagen and Crete is 2464 km.
The best way to get from Copenhagen to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 2h and costs €260 - €360.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Copenhagen to Crete, including transfers.
Copenhagen to Crete bus services, operated by Bledi Travel, depart from København H station.
Copenhagen to Crete bus services, operated by Bledi Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Copenhagen. It is currently 1:47 PM in Copenhagen and 2:47 PM in Crete.
There are 2818+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Copenhagen, Denmark and Crete, Greece?
Norwegian Air International, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Sitia Airport via Budapest, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Sitia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Chania International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Sitia Airport via Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €91
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €91
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Prague Main Train Station to Budapest Déli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- 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
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bledi Travel
Bus from København H to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Bledi Travel
- 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
- +383 44 259 213
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Köpenhamn H to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 242 252
- [email protected]
- Website
- memireisen.net
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Schedules at
- memireisen.net
- Phone
- +383 49 858 018
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 129 586
- [email protected]
- Website
- aulonitours.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- showmebus.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- showmebus.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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