There are 9 ways to get from Budva to Crete by bus, plane, train, car ferry, ferry, shuttle, or busferry
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Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana Airportbus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane TIA - HER
6h 51m€93–269Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
23h 23m€222–417Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
25h 20m€134–314Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana Airportbus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane TIA - CHQ
9h 55m€125–407Shuttle to Podgorica Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Bečići to Podgorica Airport
- Fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane TGD - CHQ
8h 25m€164–491Car ferry to Dubrovnik Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the carferry from Budva to Dubrovnikcarferry
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DBV - HER
8h 50mCar ferry to Dubrovnik Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the carferry from Budva to Dubrovnikcarferry
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane DBV - CHQ
9h 28mBus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje to Gevgelijatrain 631 / ...
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
25h 39m€158–235Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
28h 43m
Budva to Crete by bus and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budva to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €90 - €270 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Budva to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 6h 51m and costs €90 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Budva to Crete. However, there are services departing from Budva, Autobuska Stanica and arriving at Heraklion Port via Asllan Rusi and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 43m.
The distance between Budva and Crete is 1009 km.
The best way to get from Budva to Crete without a car is to bus and train and car ferry which takes 23h 23m and costs €220 - €420.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Budva to Crete, including transfers.
Budva to Crete bus services, operated by Drita Travel, depart from Budva, Autobuska Stanica station.
Budva to Crete bus services, operated by Drita Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Budva. It is currently 2:07 PM in Budva and 3:07 PM in Crete.
There are 2576+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Budva, Montenegro and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Budva to Crete. However, you can take the bus to Tirana Airport, walk to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) 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 bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Heraklion Port via Skopje, Transporten Centar, Thessaloníki, Thessaloniki, Athens, Piraeus, and Port of Piraeus in around 23h 23m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–320
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Chania International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Chania International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- info@vardarexpress.com
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +382 32 520 495
- info@kotortotirana.com
- Website
- Old Town Travel
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Old Town Travel
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- support@gomontenegro.me
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Bečići to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Budva to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Budva to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
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