There are 9 ways to get from Atina to Crete by train, plane, car, ferry, car ferry, bus, or busferry
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Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Cassino to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane FCO - HER
8h 2m€94–280Train to Naples Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from Cassino to Casertatrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NAP - HER
8h 22m€70–339Drive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Atina to Porto Di Brindisicar
- Take the ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsaferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
26h 22m€322–537Train, ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Cassino to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsaferry Asf
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
37h 24m€158–283Train to Naples Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the train from Cassino to Casertatrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane NAP - JSH
9h 55m€74–378Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Cassino to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane FCO - CHQ
8h 35m€125–359Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Frosinone to Vlorëbus
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
37h 36mTrain, Bus, bus and ferry via Bari
- Take the train from Cassino to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Kavajëbus
- Take the bus from Kavajë to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
40h 5mTrain, Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Cassino to Casertatrain Re
- Take the bus from Caserta stazione to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Chaniabusferry
- Take the bus from Chania to Heraklionbus
46h 38m
Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atina to Crete is to train and fly which costs €90 - €280 and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Atina to Crete is to train and fly which takes 8h 2m and costs €90 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Atina to Crete. However, there are services departing from ATINA | Piazza Garibaldi # f7664 and arriving at Heraklion via SORA | Stazione FS # f5890, VEROLI | Pescara # f5648, Frosinone, Vlore , station and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 36m.
The distance between Atina and Crete is 1520 km.
The best way to get from Atina to Crete without a car is to train and ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 37h 24m and costs €150 - €290.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Atina to Crete, including transfers.
Atina to Crete bus services, operated by Ruci Tours, depart from Frosinone station.
Atina to Crete bus services, operated by Ruci Tours, arrive at Vlorë station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Atina. It is currently 11:05 AM in Atina and 12:05 PM in Crete.
There are 2566+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Atina, Italy and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Atina to Crete. However, you can take the bus to CASSINO | Viale Garigliano Via Volturno # f4412, walk to Cassino, take the train to Roma Termini, take the line 4570 train to Fiumicino Aeroporto, walk to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Atina to Heraklion Port via Porto di Brindisi, Port Of Igoumenitsa, Port of Piraeus, and Paros in around 26h 22m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Naples Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Naples Airport to Sitia Airport via Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cassino to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cassino to Caserta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cassino to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cassino to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cassino to Caserta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cassino to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- +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
- +30 210 8215414
- info@rucitours.com
- Website
- rucitours.com
Bus from Frosinone to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bari Porto to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bari Porto to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 40 67 522
- info@argjiro.eu
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/argjiro-shpk-bus-travel-in-albania
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- basharodolf@gmail.com
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 68 402 3400
- info@shpresa.al
- Website
- group.shpresa.al
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- group.shpresa.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
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Bus from Caserta stazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Ioannina to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- 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/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- 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
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €70–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- 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
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