There are 5 ways to get from Valencia to Crete by plane, train, bus, or busferry
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Fly Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VLC - HER
10h 7m€115–257Fly Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VLC - CHQ
8h 16m€96–415Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 7hTrain to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BCN - HER
10h 55m€128–272Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 2h€274–422
Valencia Airport (VLC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Valencia to Crete is to fly which costs €110 - €260 and takes 10h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Valencia to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 16m and costs €95 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Valencia to Crete. However, there are services departing from Estació d'Autobusos de València and arriving at Heraklion via Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
The distance between Valencia and Crete is 2315 km.
The best way to get from Valencia to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 7m to get from Valencia to Crete, including transfers.
Valencia to Crete bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Estació d'Autobusos de València station.
Valencia to Crete bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Valencia. It is currently 8:20 AM in Valencia and 9:20 AM in Crete.
There are 2971+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Valencia, Spain and Crete, Greece?
Ryanair, Ulendo Airlink, and Aegean Airlines fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- 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
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