There are 6 ways to get from Murcia to Crete by bus, plane, train, or busferry
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Bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ALC - HER
8h 30m€102–262Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 10hFly Murcia Corvera Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane RMU - CHQ
13h 19m€134–493Train, train to Valencia Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VLC - CHQ
13h 31m€124–348Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 12hBus, bus and ferry via Timișoara
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 6h€288–430
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Murcia to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €100 - €270 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Murcia to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 8h 30m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Murcia to Crete. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia and arriving at Heraklion Port via Tarragona - Bus Station and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Murcia and Crete is 2383 km.
The best way to get from Murcia to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Murcia to Crete, including transfers.
Murcia to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia station.
Murcia to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Tarragona station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Murcia. It is currently 11:30 PM in Murcia and 12:30 AM in Crete.
There are 2714+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Murcia, Spain and Crete, Greece?
easyJet, Ryanair, and Jet2.com fly from Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Chania International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Chania International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- 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
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