There are 8 ways to get from Apulia to Crete by plane, ferry, car, car ferry, train, busferry, or bus
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Fly Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BRI - HER
2h 11m€108–303Fly Brindisi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BDS - HER
8h 40m€97–312Ferry, drive, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsaferry Asf
- Drive from Igoumenitsa to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
22h 24m€275–396Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Brindisitrain Fa / ...
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
27h 55mFly Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BRI - CHQ
2h 40m€149–382Ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsaferry Asf
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
28h 45m€118–216Bus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Bari Porto to Durrësbusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
31h 3mCar ferry, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Samicarferry
- Take the car ferry from Sami to Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry
- Take the bus from Chania to Heraklionbus
39h 2m€140–198
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Apulia to Crete is to car ferry and bus and ferry and bus which costs €140 - €200 and takes 39h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Apulia to Crete is to fly which takes 2h 11m and costs €100 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Apulia to Crete. However, there are services departing from Bari Porto and arriving at Heraklion Port via Durrës and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 3m.
The distance between Apulia and Crete is 989 km.
The best way to get from Apulia to Crete without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 27h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 11m to get from Apulia to Crete, including transfers.
Apulia to Crete bus services, operated by M&B Travel, depart from Bari Porto station.
Apulia to Crete bus services, operated by M&B Travel, arrive at Durrës station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Apulia. It is currently 1:02 PM in Apulia and 2:02 PM in Crete.
There are 2691+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Apulia, Italy and Crete, Greece?
Volotea flies from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Bari Porto to Heraklion Port via Durrës, Durrës, Tirana, and Tirana in around 31h 3m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–110
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- 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
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Patra to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Bus from Chania to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €35–55
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €70–85
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €60–80
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €85–110
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €99–100
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €84
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 94 99 400
- info@levanteferries.gr
- Website
- levanteferries.com
Car ferry from Sami to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- https://www.levanteferries.com/en/
- Passenger
- €12–15
- Adult Deck
- €17
- Car
- €31
- Car
- €50
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