There are 5 ways to get from Valencia to Crete by plane, bus, or busferry
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Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VLC - HER
8h 1m€115–257Fly to Sitia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane VLC - JSH
26h 25m€84–335Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 8hFly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VLC - CHQ
8h 35m€97–305Bus, bus and ferry via Timișoara
- 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
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Valencia to Crete is to fly which costs €110 - €260 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Valencia to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 1m and costs €110 - €260.
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 Port via Tarragona - Bus Station and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Valencia and Crete is 2315 km.
The best way to get from Valencia to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Valencia to Crete, including transfers.
Valencia to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estació d'Autobusos de València station.
Valencia to Crete bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Tarragona station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Valencia. It is currently 7:42 PM in Valencia and 8:42 PM in Crete.
There are 2574+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Valencia, Spain and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, and four 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
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Valencia Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Valencia Airport to Sitia Airport via Palma Mallorca, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Valencia Airport to Sitia Airport via Catania, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Valencia Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +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
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- 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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