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How to get fromCrete to Albaniaby plane, car ferry, bus, train, car or busferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Albania by plane, car ferry, bus, train, car, or busferry

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  1. Fly from Sitia Airport

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    1. Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane JSH - TIA
    7h 55m
    $109–237

  2. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane HER - TIA
    4h 17m
    $85–254

  3. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus bus
    19h 34m
    $154

  4. Car ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paroscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain train Ic
    4. Take the bus from Larisa to Tiranabus bus
    20h 19m

  5. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port of Piraeus to Tiranacar car
    16h 16m
    $235–305

  6. Fly from Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane CHQ - TIA
    6h 40m
    $120–327

  7. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Ioannina to Tiranabus bus
    23h 13m

  8. Bus and ferry

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    24h 50m

Sitia Airport (JSH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration8h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket$53Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Albania?

Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) twice daily. Alternatively, Alb Trans operates a vehicle from Heraklion Port to Tirana once daily, and the journey takes 24h.

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