There are 3 ways to get from Crete to Madeira by plane, car ferry, or subway
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Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane HER - FNC
14h 37m€108–348Fly from Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane JSH - FNC
11h 20m€231–603Car ferry, subway to Athens International Airport, fly
- Take the carferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the subway from Peiraias to Athens Airportsubway
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane ATH - FNC
18h 5m€308–639
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Madeira Airport (FNC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Madeira is to fly which costs €100 - €350 and takes 14h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Madeira is to fly which takes 11h 20m and costs €230 - €650.
The distance between Crete and Madeira is 3853 km.
It takes approximately 14h 37m to get from Crete to Madeira, including transfers.
Madeira is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 4:38 AM in Crete and 2:38 AM in Madeira.
There are 5484+ hotels available in Madeira.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Madeira, Portugal?
Ryanair, Transavia France, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Madeira Airport (FNC) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Madeira Airport via Athens International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Sitia Airport to Madeira Airport via Athens International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Madeira Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Madeira Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- [email protected]
- Website
- OASA
Subway from Peiraias to Athens Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- Seajets
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