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
7h 46m€75–287Train, 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 7hFly Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VLC - CHQ
8h 15m€106–405Train to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ALC - HER
10h 41m€120–511Bus, 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 €75 - €290 and takes 7h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Valencia to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 46m and costs €75 - €290.
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 7h 46m 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 7:13 PM in Valencia and 8:13 PM in Crete.
There are 3120+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Valencia, Spain and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
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 Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- 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 Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
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 Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- 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
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