There are 11 ways to get from Crete to Apulia by plane, car ferry, bus, car, ferry, train, or busferry
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)HER - BRI
4h 11m€111–242Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naples Airport (NAP)HER - NAP
- Take the train from Caserta stazione to Foggia
8h 14m€84–252Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Take the bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
23h 16mCar ferry, drive, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Port Of Igoumenitsa
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Bari
23h 21m€222–270Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)HER - TIA
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
10h 21m€156–296Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)HER - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
13h 17mFly Chania International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)CHQ - BRI
4h 34m€143–360Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Take the train from Brindisi to Bari CentraleFa / ...
27h 27mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of PiraeusAbs / ...
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Igoumenitsa
- Take the ferry from Igoumenitsa to Bari M.maAsf
28h 56m€115–241Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Bari Porto
30h 34mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Take the busferry from Chania to Patra
- Take the bus from Patras to Fier
- Take the bus from Fier to Bari Porto
34h 53m€167–185
Crete to Apulia by ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Apulia is to fly which costs €110 - €250 and takes 4h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Apulia is to fly which takes 4h 11m and costs €110 - €250.
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 which takes 23h 16m 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 2:21 PM in Crete and 1:21 PM in Apulia.
There are 1121+ 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.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- 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
- €40–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Caserta stazione to Foggia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Bus from Fier to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Patras to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €36
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- albtrans.net
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.autobus.al/en/operator/alb___trans_sh.p.k-22
- 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
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €88–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €58
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Igoumenitsa to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- 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
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