There are 8 ways to get from Cres to Italy by ferry, bus, train, car ferry, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Catamaran, bus, train
best- Take the ferry from Cres to Rijekaferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Triestebus 406 / ...
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Terminitrain
10h 21m€97–214Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cres, Peškera to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus Arriva
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus N533
20h 17m€62–118Bus via Trieste
- Take the bus from Cres, Peškera to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus 540
14h 5m€112–276Line 332 car ferry, drive, Catamaran
- Take the car ferry from Merag to Valbiskacarferry 332
- Drive from Valbiska to Port of Zadarcar
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
- Drive from Port Of Ancona to Romecar
12h 9m€129–228Catamaran, bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Take the ferry from Cres to Rijekaferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane TRS - BRI
6h 56m€143–339Catamaran, bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
- Take the ferry from Cres to Rijekaferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane TRS - FCO
7h 19m€130–374Catamaran, bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Naples Airport
- Take the ferry from Cres to Rijekaferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane TRS - NAP
7h 41m€127–329Catamaran, shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Naples Airport
- Take the ferry from Cres to Rijekaferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Rijeka to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane VCE - NAP
9h 35m€139–632
Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cres to Italy is to bus which costs €60 - €120 and takes 20h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Cres to Italy is to Catamaran and bus and fly which takes 6h 56m and costs €140 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Cres to Italy. However, there are services departing from Cres, Peškera and arriving at Termini via Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor, Trieste and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 5m.
The distance between Cres and Italy is 763 km.
The best way to get from Cres to Italy without a car is to Catamaran and bus and train which takes 10h 21m and costs €95 - €220.
It takes approximately 10h 21m to get from Cres to Italy, including transfers.
Cres to Italy bus services, operated by Arriva Croatia, depart from Cres, Peškera station.
Cres to Italy bus services, operated by Arriva Croatia, arrive at Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
There are 10395+ hotels available in Italy.
What companies run services between Cres, Croatia and Italy?
You can take a bus from Cres, Peškera to Termini via Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor, Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor, Trieste, Autostazione, Trieste, and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 14h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–100
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–100
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–95
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Cres, Peškera to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–20
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Cres, Peškera to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Rijeka to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €96–480
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €96
- Private
- €223
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Cres to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Car ferry from Merag to Valbiska
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Adult
- €5
- Children 3-12
- €3
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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