There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Donostia / San Sebastián by plane, bus, car ferry, train, or busferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane HER - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
9h 39m€112–208Fly Chania International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CHQ - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
10h 52m€89–336Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
2d 1hFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane HER - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
9h 37m€175–279Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to San Sebastián Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane HER - EAS
8h 43m€121–361Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane HER - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
10h 48m€110–307Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Pau Pyrénées Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane HER - PUF
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
13h 45m€187–654Bus and ferry, bus, train via Liège
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Liege Gare des Guilleminsbus
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
2d 8hBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to San Sebastian/Donostiatrain Alv
2d 10hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Lushnjëbus
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to San Sebastiánbus
2d 21h
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Donostia / San Sebastián is to fly and bus which costs €110 - €210 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Donostia / San Sebastián is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs €120 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Donostia / San Sebastián. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at San Sebastián via Ioannina, Lushnjë and Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Crete and Donostia / San Sebastián is 2662 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Donostia / San Sebastián without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Crete to Donostia / San Sebastián, including transfers.
Crete to Donostia / San Sebastián bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Donostia / San Sebastián bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Donostia / San Sebastián is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 6:44 PM in Crete and 5:44 PM in Donostia / San Sebastián.
There are 1660+ hotels available in Donostia / San Sebastián.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Donostia / San Sebastián, Spain?
Vueling Airlines flies from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- pro.flyamelia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to San Sebastian/Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Liege Gare des Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 631 9888
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- Seajets
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