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How to get fromGran Canaria to Creteby plane, car ferry, bus, train, busferry, or subway

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There are 8 ways to get from Gran Canaria to Crete by plane, car ferry, bus, train, busferry, or subway

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  1. Fly Gran Canaria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LPA - HER
    7h 31m
    €105–280

  2. Car ferry, bus, train, bus and ferry

    1. Take the carferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Punta Umbría to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus bus
    3. Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    4. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    4d 5h

  3. Fly Gran Canaria Airport to Sitia Airport

    1. Fly from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane LPA - JSH
    18h 30m
    €200–550

  4. Fly Gran Canaria Airport to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    1. Fly from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LPA - ATH
    2. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway subway
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    15h 37m
    €307–588

  5. Car ferry, bus to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the carferry from Agaete, Gran Canaria to Santa Cruz de Tenerifecarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Intercambiador Sta.Cruz to Aeropuerto Tenerife Surbus bus
    3. Fly from Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport (TFS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane TFS - CHQ
    25h 44m
    €120–507

  6. Car ferry, train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the carferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Lanzarote Arrecifecarferry car ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Lanzarote - Arrecife to Cádizcarferry car ferry
    3. Take the train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain train
    4. Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    5. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus bus
    6. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    4d 6h

  7. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Barcelona

    1. Take the carferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Punta Umbría to Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    4d 16h

  8. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the carferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Huelva to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    5d 5h
    €428–2,560

Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar2Weekly Planes
Duration7h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket€103Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,901.3 km
  • Duration: 7h 31m

What companies run services between Gran Canaria, Spain and Crete, Greece?

Vueling Airlines flies from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice a week.

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