There are 7 ways to get from Catanzaro to Crete by plane, car, car ferry, train, busferry, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport
best- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SUF - HER
7h 51m€114–234Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Catanzaro to Porto Di Brindisicar
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi 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
25h 37m€276–569Train, bus and ferry, bus
- 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
32h 36mTrain, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Catanzaro Lido to Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
34h 50mTrain to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly
- Take the train from Catanzaro to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane REG - HER
10h 15m€133–326Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Catanzaro to Cosenzabus 384
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
35h 56mBus, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Catanzaro to Baribus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrëscarferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
43h 9m
Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catanzaro to Crete is to fly which costs €110 - €240 and takes 7h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Catanzaro to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs €110 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Catanzaro to Crete. However, there are services departing from Catanzaro and arriving at Heraklion via Cosenza - Autostazione, Vlore , station and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 56m.
The distance between Catanzaro and Crete is 924 km.
The best way to get from Catanzaro to Crete without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 32h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Catanzaro to Crete, including transfers.
Catanzaro to Crete bus services, operated by Ferrovie Della Calabria, depart from Catanzaro station.
Catanzaro to Crete bus services, operated by Ferrovie Della Calabria, arrive at Cosenza station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Catanzaro. It is currently 8:06 AM in Catanzaro and 9:06 AM in Crete.
There are 1927+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Catanzaro, Italy and Crete, Greece?
Ryanair, ITA Airways, and four other airlines fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- 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
- €85–290
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- 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
- €100–300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catanzaro Lido to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catanzaro to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- 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 Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- 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 246530
- 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
Bus from Catanzaro to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- web.ferroviedellacalabria.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Catanzaro to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@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
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–114
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- €65
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- €94
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- €114
- Car
- €100
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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