There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Málaga by plane, busferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane JSH - AGP
15h 51m€126–370Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane HER - AGP
9h 3m€92–183Bus 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 Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
2d 8hFly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane CHQ - AGP
9h 1m€109–281Bus 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 Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
2d 10hBus and ferry, bus via Tarragona
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Malaga Eeaabus
2d 19hBus 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 Málagabus
3d 14h€303–443
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Málaga Airport (AGP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Málaga is to fly which costs €90 - €190 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Málaga is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Málaga. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Malaga Eeaa via Tirana and Tarragona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Crete and Málaga is 2755 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Málaga without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train via Madrid which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 51m to get from Crete to Málaga, including transfers.
Crete to Málaga bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Málaga bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Málaga is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 4:58 PM in Crete and 3:58 PM in Málaga.
There are 12566+ hotels available in Málaga.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Málaga, Spain?
Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Málaga Airport (AGP) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–150
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Chania International Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- 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
- €60–130
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- 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
- €75–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Tarragona to Malaga Eeaa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- ALSA
- 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 Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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