There are 10 ways to get from Atina to Crete by train, plane, car, car ferry, busferry, bus, or ferry
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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
7h 47m€85–290Train 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 1m€81–315Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Atina to Port Of Baricar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- 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
29h 56m€315–623Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cassino to Frosinonetrain Re
- Take the busferry from Frosinone to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
35h 13mTrain 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
11h 4m€140–414Train 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 15m€121–399Train, bus and ferry, bus via Ioánnina
- Take the train from Cassino to Tarantotrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Taranto Port to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
36h 34mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Frosinone to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
36h 34mTrain, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cassino to Casertatrain Re
- Take the busferry from Caserta stazione to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
39h 17mTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cassino to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Bari Porto to Kavajëbusferry
- Take the bus from Kavajë to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
39h 42m
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 €80 - €290 and takes 7h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Atina to Crete is to train and fly which takes 7h 47m and costs €80 - €290.
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, Vlorë and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 34m.
The distance between Atina and Crete is 1521 km.
The best way to get from Atina to Crete without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and car ferry which takes 35h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 47m 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 6:39 PM in Atina and 7:39 PM in Crete.
There are 2691+ 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 | Stazione FS # f4411, 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 Port of Bari, Port of Igoumenitsa, Port of Piraeus, and Paros in around 29h 56m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–170
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Naples Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- 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
- volotea.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Naples Airport to Sitia Airport via Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cassino to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cassino to Frosinone
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cassino to Caserta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cassino to Frosinone
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cassino to Caserta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cassino to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cassino to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- 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
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cassino to Frosinone
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- info@rucitours.com
- Website
- rucitours.com
Busferry from Frosinone to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Taranto Port to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Bari Porto to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- 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
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Caserta stazione to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Bari Porto to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- 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
- 1h 26m
- 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
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.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
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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