There are 10 ways to get from Spain to Heraklion by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or shuttle
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BCN - HER
5h 45m€73–237Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 3hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
39h 6m€657–1,085Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PMI - HER
7h 7m€91–187Fly Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VLC - HER
7h 46m€75–287Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MAD - HER
7h 51m€77–296Fly Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AGP - HER
7h 52m€77–174Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BCN - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
9h 4m€197–435Bus, bus and ferry via Ioánnina
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
2d 10hBus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 11h
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Heraklion is to fly which costs €90 - €190 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Heraklion is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs €70 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain to Heraklion. However, there are services departing from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants and arriving at Heraklion Port via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Spain and Heraklion is 2132 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Heraklion without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Spain to Heraklion, including transfers.
Spain to Heraklion bus services, operated by Pati Travel, depart from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants station.
Spain to Heraklion bus services, operated by Pati Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
There are 3127+ hotels available in Heraklion.
What companies run services between Spain and Heraklion, Greece?
Vueling Airlines and Aegean Airlines fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- 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
- 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
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–190
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €230–250
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Tirana to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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