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
8h 6m€132–435Fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ARN - CHQ
6h 55m€128–363Train, 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 7hFly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane ARN - JSH
15h 5m€171–423Train, 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€405–642Bus, 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€316–455
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stockholm to Crete is to fly which costs €130 - €440 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Stockholm to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 55m and costs €120 - €370.
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 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 6m 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 3:30 PM in Stockholm and 4:30 PM in Crete.
There are 3038+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Stockholm, Sweden and Crete, Greece?
Wizz Air, Aegean Airlines, and five 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
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Sitia Airport via Riga, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–390
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Sitia Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- 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
- +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
- €130–330
- Website
- Seajets
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