There are 8 ways to get from Calabria to Crete by plane, car, ferry, car ferry, train, busferry, or bus
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Fly Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SUF - HER
7h 56m€113–303Fly Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SUF - CHQ
10h 55m€69–322Drive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Reggio Calabria to Bari M.macar
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Drive from Patras to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
32h 55m€316–457Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria Lido to Lamezia Terme C.train Re
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisitrain Ic
- 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
33h 20mFly Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane REG - HER
8h 55m€79–275Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
39h 17mBus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
40h 18mBus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Durrësbusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
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Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calabria to Crete is to fly which costs €75 - €280 and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Calabria to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 56m and costs €110 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Calabria to Crete. However, there are services departing from Reggio Calabria and arriving at Heraklion via Villa San Giovanni, Vlore , station and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 17m.
The distance between Calabria and Crete is 898 km.
The best way to get from Calabria to Crete without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 33h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Calabria to Crete, including transfers.
Calabria to Crete bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, depart from Villa San Giovanni station.
Calabria to Crete bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, arrive at Vlorë station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Calabria. It is currently 12:26 PM in Calabria and 1:26 PM in Crete.
There are 2633+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Calabria, Italy and Crete, Greece?
ITA Airways, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Reggio Calabria Lido to Heraklion Port via Villa S.Giovanni, Villa San Giovanni, Durrës, Durrës, Tirana, and Tirana in around 2d.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Calabria Lido to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Calabria Lido to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- 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 Villa San Giovanni to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- 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
- +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
- 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
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–70
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- 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/
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