There are 9 ways to get from Santiago de Compostela to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, or towncar
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SCQ - CHQ
20h 30m€123–491Train, bus, bus and ferry via Madrid
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartíntrain 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 Santiago De Compostela Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SCQ - HER
10h 16m€132–423Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take a town car from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane OPO - HER
11h 51m€386–577Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take a town car from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane OPO - CHQ
12h 10m€437–635Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane SCQ - JSH
17h 10m€211–701Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 16hBus, bus and ferry via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 19hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 14h€299–441
Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Crete is to fly which costs €130 - €430 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Crete is to fly which takes 10h 16m and costs €130 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago de Compostela to Crete. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela and arriving at Heraklion Port via Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Santiago de Compostela and Crete is 2939 km.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Madrid which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 20h 30m to get from Santiago de Compostela to Crete, including transfers.
Santiago de Compostela to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela station.
Santiago de Compostela to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Santiago de Compostela. It is currently 11:54 AM in Santiago de Compostela and 12:54 PM in Crete.
There are 2730+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Crete, Greece?
easyJet, Vueling Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 5 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Sitia Airport via Madrid, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Sitia Airport via Bilbao, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Sitia Airport via Malaga, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Sitia Airport via Madrid, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Sitia Airport via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Chania International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Chania International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Chania International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Chania International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- 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 Santiago De Compostela to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- 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
- 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 Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- 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
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–200
- 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
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €275
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €275
- Website
- VM Transfers
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