There are 10 ways to get from Heraklion to Santiago de Compostela by plane, busferry, bus, train, car ferry, car, shuttle, or towncar
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Santiago De Compostela Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane HER - SCQ
10h 46m€102–323Bus 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 Chamartín to Santiago De Compostelatrain Ave
2d 9hCar ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Santiago de Compostelacar
47h 56m€775–1,311Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vigo, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Vigo (VGO)plane HER - VGO
- Take the train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostelatrain
13h 7m€115–368Private transfer to Chania International Airport, fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion to Chania - Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane CHQ - SCQ
12h 49m€250–654Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to A Coruña Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to A Coruña Airport (LCG)plane HER - LCG
- Take the train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostelatrain
13h 4m€109–350Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane HER - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Santiago de Compostelatowncar
12h 22m€386–556Bus 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 Santiago De Compostelatrain Alv
2d 16hBus and ferry, bus via Barcelona
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Pontevedrabus
- Take the bus from Pontevedra Estación de Autobuses to Santiago de Compostela Estación de Autobusesbus
2d 20hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostelabus
3d 9h
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heraklion to Santiago de Compostela is to fly which costs €100 - €330 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Heraklion to Santiago de Compostela is to fly which takes 10h 46m and costs €100 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Heraklion to Santiago de Compostela. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Santiago de Compostela Estación de Autobuses via Tirana, Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants and Pontevedra Estación de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Heraklion and Santiago de Compostela is 3007 km.
The best way to get from Heraklion to Santiago de Compostela without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train via Madrid which takes 2 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Heraklion to Santiago de Compostela, including transfers.
Heraklion to Santiago de Compostela bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Heraklion to Santiago de Compostela bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Santiago de Compostela is 1h behind Heraklion. It is currently 8:29 AM in Heraklion and 7:29 AM in Santiago de Compostela.
There are 973+ hotels available in Santiago de Compostela.
What companies run services between Heraklion, Greece and Santiago de Compostela, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) once daily.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Santiago De Compostela Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vigo via Athens, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–350
Flights from Chania International Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Chania International Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chania International Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to A Coruña Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Santiago De Compostela Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vigo via Athens, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–350
Flights from Chania International Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Chania International Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to A Coruña Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Santiago De Compostela Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Chania International Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to A Coruña Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vigo via Athens, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Chania International Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vigo via Athens, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- 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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- 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 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 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- 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 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- 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 Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Heraklion to Chania - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–190
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €230–250
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Pontevedra Estación de Autobuses to Santiago de Compostela Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Monbus
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €275
- Website
- VM Transfers
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