There are 11 ways to get from Crete to Apulia by plane, car ferry, car, ferry, bus, busferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane HER - BRI
4h 11m€113–283Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane HER - NAP
- Take the train from Caserta stazione to Foggiatrain
8h 12m€76–292Car ferry, drive, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Igoumenitsacar
- Take the ferry from Igoumenitsa to Bari M.maferry Asf
23h 24m€201–312Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
23h 37mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane HER - BDS
8h 49m€97–312Fly Chania International Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane CHQ - BDS
10h 2m€124–300Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus and ferry
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane HER - TIA
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
10h 21mFly Chania International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane CHQ - BRI
4h 34m€150–361Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Igoumenitsabus
- Take the ferry from Igoumenitsa to Bari M.maferry Asf
28h 55m€115–234Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus
- Take the busferry from Elbasan to Bari Portobusferry
30h 34mBus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Durrësbus
- Take the car ferry from Durrës to Port of Baricarferry
32h 22m
Crete to Apulia by ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Apulia is to fly and train which costs €75 - €300 and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Apulia is to fly which takes 4h 11m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Apulia. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Bari Porto via Tirana and Elbasan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 34m.
The distance between Crete and Apulia is 989 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Apulia without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 23h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 11m to get from Crete to Apulia, including transfers.
Crete to Apulia bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Apulia bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Apulia is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 8:46 PM in Crete and 7:46 PM in Apulia.
There are 4024+ hotels available in Apulia.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Apulia, Italy?
Volotea and Aegean Airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) twice a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–130
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–480
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–480
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Caserta stazione to Foggia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Igoumenitsa to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €35–55
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €70–85
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €60–80
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €85–110
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–55
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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