There are 7 ways to get from Stockholm to Crete by plane, train, busferry, bus, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ARN - HER
6h 31m€133–234Fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ARN - CHQ
6h 55m€119–332Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstationtrain 535 / ...
- Take the busferry from Malmö Centralstation to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabusferry
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
2d 8hFly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane ARN - JSH
17h 35m€132–362Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 11h€387–780Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 18hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Stockholm Central Bus Station to Brno Benzinaria OMVbus
- Take the bus from Brno to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
3d 1h€316–475
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stockholm to Crete is to fly which costs €130 - €240 and takes 6h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Stockholm to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs €130 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Stockholm to Crete. However, there are services departing from Stockholm, Cityterminalen and arriving at Heraklion Port via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Stockholm and Crete is 2795 km.
The best way to get from Stockholm to Crete without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Stockholm to Crete, including transfers.
Stockholm to Crete bus services, operated by Bledi Travel, depart from Stockholm, Cityterminalen station.
Stockholm to Crete bus services, operated by Bledi Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Stockholm. It is currently 6:19 PM in Stockholm and 7:19 PM in Crete.
There are 2714+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Stockholm, Sweden and Crete, Greece?
Scandinavian Airlines, LOT, and two other airlines fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Sitia Airport via Budapest, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Sitia Airport via Budapest, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Chania International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–440
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- [email protected]
- Website
- unilines.com
Busferry from Malmö Centralstation to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- 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
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bledi Travel
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Bledi Travel
- 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
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comati PSG
Bus from Stockholm Central Bus Station to Brno Benzinaria OMV
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Website
- Comati PSG
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Brno to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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