There are 6 ways to get from Crete to Southern Europe by plane, bus, busferry, train, or taxi
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, bus
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane JSH - MAD
- Take the bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Cerezo De Abajobus
- Take the bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Estebanvelabus
9h 55m€175–359Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, bus
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane HER - MAD
- Take the bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Cerezo De Abajobus
- Take the bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Estebanvelabus
11h 52m€89–326Bus and ferry, bus, train, taxi via Barcelona
- 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 Calatayudtrain Ave
- Take the train from Calatayud to Baidestrain Re
- Take the taxi from Baides to Southern Europetaxi
2d 10hFly from Chania International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CHQ - MAD
- Take the bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Cerezo De Abajobus
- Take the bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Estebanvelabus
12h 25m€136–324Bus 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 Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Segoviatrain Re
- Take the bus from Segovia to Estebanvelabus
2d 13hBus and ferry, bus, train, taxi
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Estació de Tarragonabus
- Take the train from Tarragona to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Re
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Siguenzatrain Re
- Take the bus from Siguenza to Miedes de Atienzabus 034
- Take the taxi from Miedes de Atienza to Southern Europetaxi
2d 20h
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Southern Europe is to fly and bus which costs €85 - €330 and takes 11h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Southern Europe is to fly and bus which takes 9h 55m and costs €170 - €360.
The distance between Crete and Southern Europe is 2799 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Southern Europe without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train and taxi via Barcelona which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 55m to get from Crete to Southern Europe, including transfers.
There are 164+ hotels available in Southern Europe.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Southern Europe, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Southern Europe. However, you can fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), walk to Madrid Airport T4, take the line 8 subway to Barajas, take the line 8 subway to Aeropuerto Madrid Barajas T4. Metro, walk to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid), take the bus to Cerezo De Abajo, then take the bus to Estebanvela. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to Tirana, walk to Tirana, take the bus to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, walk to Barcelona-Sants, take the train to Calatayud, take the train to Baides, then take the taxi to Southern Europe.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sitia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Calatayud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Calatayud to Baides
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Segovia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Tarragona to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Siguenza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Cerezo De Abajo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Cerezo De Abajo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Cerezo De Abajo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 677 123 456
- [email protected]
- Website
- linecar.es
Bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Estebanvela
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- linecar.es
Bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Estebanvela
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- linecar.es
Bus from Cerezo De Abajo to Estebanvela
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- linecar.es
Bus from Segovia to Estebanvela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- linecar.es
- 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
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Estació de Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 984 689 912
- [email protected]
- Website
- samar.es
Bus from Siguenza to Miedes de Atienza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- samar.es
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- €45–90
Alfredo López
- Phone
- +34 606 286 702
Arturo Olalla
- Phone
- +34 661 540 787
Jesús Antón
- Phone
- +34 667 527 111
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