There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Granada by plane, train, busferry, or bus
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport, train
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane HER - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granadatrain
10h 51m€122–292Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane HER - GRX
21h 42m€112–384Bus and ferry, bus, train 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 Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granadatrain Ave
2d 10hFly Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane CHQ - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granadatrain
10h 59m€124–310Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane HER - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granadatrain
12h 55m€168–365Fly Sitia Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane JSH - GRX
12h 20m€177–595Fly Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CHQ - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granadatrain
13h 3m€205–453Bus 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 Granadatrain Ave
2d 10hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Granadabus
3d 12h€303–443
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Málaga Airport (AGP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Granada is to fly and train which costs €120 - €300 and takes 10h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Granada is to fly and train which takes 10h 51m and costs €120 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Granada. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de Granada via Thessaloniki and Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 12h.
The distance between Crete and Granada is 2837 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Granada without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train via Madrid which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 51m to get from Crete to Granada, including transfers.
Crete to Granada bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Granada bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Granada is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 5:50 AM in Crete and 4:50 AM in Granada.
There are 3178+ hotels available in Granada.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Granada, Spain?
Vueling Airlines flies from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Sitia Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Athens, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Sitia Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Athens, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- 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
- €55–100
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
- 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 69 249 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
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Thessaloniki to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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