There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Apulia by plane, car ferry, car, ferry, bus, busferry, or train
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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€108–303Fly 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€88–310Car 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 25m€325–738Car 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 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€140–361Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane HER - BDS
8h 29m€97–312Fly Sitia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane JSH - BRI
5h 19m€163–417Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Igoumenitsabus
- Take the ferry from Igoumenitsa to Bari M.maferry Asf
29h 46m€139–252Bus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
30h 53m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Apulia is to bus and ferry and bus and ferry which costs €130 - €260 and takes 29h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Apulia is to fly which takes 4h 11m and costs €100 - €310.
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 Durrës. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 53m.
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 6:14 PM in Crete and 5:14 PM in Apulia.
There are 1133+ 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) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Heraklion Port to Bari Porto via Tirana, Tirana, Durrës, and Durrës in around 30h 53m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Sitia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Caserta stazione to Foggia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- 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 2810 246530
- 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
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- 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
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–490
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Igoumenitsa to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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