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How to get fromTenerife to Creteby plane, car ferry, bus, or busferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Tenerife to Crete by plane, car ferry, bus, or busferry

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  1. Fly Tenerife North Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Tenerife North Airport (TFN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane TFN - HER
    9h 31m
    €127–263

  2. Fly Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport (TFS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane TFS - HER
    12h 56m
    €80–260

  3. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Barcelona

    1. Take the carferry from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Punta Umbría to Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    4d 19h

  4. Fly Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport (TFS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane TFS - CHQ
    8h 55m
    €121–365

  5. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the carferry from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Mazagón to Sibiubus bus
    4. Take the bus from Sibiu to Thessalonikibus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    5d 6h
    €472–1,746

  6. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry #2

    1. Take the carferry from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Huelvacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Punta Umbría to L'Hospitalet De Llobregat - Carr. de Collblancbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    5d 16h

Tenerife North Airport (TFN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration12h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket€101Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,964.8 km
  • Duration: 9h 31m

What companies run services between Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain and Crete, Greece?

Vueling Airlines, TUIfly, and two other airlines fly from Tenerife North Airport (TFN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.

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