There are 10 ways to get from Finland to Crete by plane, bus, busferry, ferry, train, or car ferry
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane HEL - CHQ
6h 47m€173–352Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane TLL - HER
10h 14m€120–358Bus, bus and ferry via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Rzeszówbus N1 / ...
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 19h€280–534Fly Helsinki Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane HEL - JSH
11h 2m€171–552Fly Helsinki Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane HEL - HER
6h 13m€162–314Fly Oulu Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Oulu Airport (OUL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane OUL - CHQ
12h 18m€257–745Fly Kuopio to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Kuopio (KUO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane KUO - CHQ
9h 30m€255–743Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Rzeszow, Bus Stationbus N20 / ...
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 23h€305–553Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Ostrava to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
3d 4h€303–567Car ferry, line 80 ferry, Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmcarferry
- Take the ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Stockholm Nybrokajenferry 80
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
3d 16h
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Crete is to ferry and fly which costs €120 - €360 and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 13m and costs €160 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Finland to Crete. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Heraklion via Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni, Rzeszów and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Finland and Crete is 2789 km.
The best way to get from Finland to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Warsaw which takes 2 days 19h and costs €280 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Finland to Crete, including transfers.
Finland to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Finland to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
There are 3112+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Finland and Crete, Greece?
Norwegian Air International, Finnair, and Aegean Airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–470
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–440
Flights from Oulu Airport to Chania International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Kuopio to Chania International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sitia Airport via Lennart Meri International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sitia Airport via Budapest, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Rzeszow, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 17 277 30 95
- [email protected]
- Website
- neobus.pl
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Schedules at
- neobus.pl
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Ostrava to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bleditravellipjan/
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- €20–30
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- hellenicseaways.gr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 40 547 541 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- tallink.com
Car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- sl.se
Ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Stockholm Nybrokajen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
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