There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Gran Canaria by plane, busferry, bus, train, or car 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 Gran Canaria Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)plane HER - LPA
20h 37m€111–311Bus and ferry, bus, train, car ferry via Madrid
- 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 Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cadiztrain
- Take the carferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
3d 23hFly to Tenerife North Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tenerife North Airport (TFN)plane HER - TFN
- Take the carferry from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Agaete, Gran Canariacarferry
14h 35m€145–356Bus and ferry, bus, train, car ferry
- 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 Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cadiztrain
- Take the carferry from Cádiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
4d 4hBus and ferry, bus, car ferry via Algeciras
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Algecirasbus
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the carferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
4d 12hBus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Lleidabus
- Take the bus from Lleida to Punta Umbríabus
- Take the carferry from Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
4d 17hBus and ferry, bus, car ferry via Barcelona
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Esteponabus
- Take the bus from Estepona to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the carferry from Cádiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
4d 22h
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Gran Canaria is to fly which costs €110 - €320 and takes 20h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Gran Canaria is to fly and car ferry which takes 14h 35m and costs €140 - €360.
The distance between Crete and Gran Canaria is 3901 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Gran Canaria without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train and car ferry via Madrid which takes 3 days 23h and costs .
It takes approximately 20h 37m to get from Crete to Gran Canaria, including transfers.
Gran Canaria is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 7:25 AM in Crete and 5:25 AM in Gran Canaria.
There are 2782+ hotels available in Gran Canaria.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Gran Canaria, Spain?
Vueling Airlines flies from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) 3 times a week.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Gran Canaria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tenerife North Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tenerife North Airport via Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tenerife North Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cadiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cadiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- 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
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
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- 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
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Tarragona to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Algeciras to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estepona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- catalunya.monbus.es
Bus from Tarragona to Lleida
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–19
- Schedules at
- catalunya.monbus.es
- Road
- €12–19
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Lleida to Punta Umbría
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–130
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estepona to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
Car ferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €115–2,000
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €290
Car ferry from Cádiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €115–2,200
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €328
Car ferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €115–2,000
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €290
Car ferry from Cádiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €115–2,200
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €328
- Phone
- +34 902 10 01 07
- [email protected]
- Website
- fredolsen.es
Car ferry from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Agaete, Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–110
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
Car ferry from Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €121–2,100
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- No car, cabin
- €161
- No car, Seat
- €121
- Car, Seat
- €334
- Car, Cabin
- €372
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