There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Blue Grotto by plane, ferry, busferry, bus, train, or car ferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naples Airport (NAP)HER - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Capri
7h 48m€82–285Bus and ferry, bus, ferry via Durrës
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Durrës
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatella
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Capri
33h 12mFly Chania International Airport to Naples Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Naples Airport (NAP)CHQ - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Capri
- Take the bus from Marina Grande to Anacapri
8h 6mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)HER - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Capri
9h 55m€116–345Car ferry to Santorini, fly to Naples Airport, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Naples Airport (NAP)JTR - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Capri
11h 11m€171–403Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Igoumenitsa
- Take the ferry from Igoumenitsa to Bari M.maAsf
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatella
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Capri
37h 34m€132–298Bus and ferry, bus, ferry #2
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatella
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Capri
38h 8mBus and ferry, Bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Port of Bari
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatella
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Capri
39h 1mBus and ferry, bus, ferry #3
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Take the bus from Kavajë to Bari Porto
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatella
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Capri
39h 49m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naples Airport (NAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Blue Grotto is to fly and ferry which costs €80 - €290 and takes 7h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Blue Grotto is to fly and ferry which takes 7h 48m and costs €80 - €290.
The distance between Crete and Blue Grotto is 1186 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Blue Grotto without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and ferry via Durrës which takes 33h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Crete to Blue Grotto, including transfers.
There are 7297+ hotels available in Blue Grotto.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Blue Grotto, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Blue Grotto. However, you can take the line 6 bus to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Naples Airport (NAP), walk to Napoli - Capodichino Aeroporto, take the bus to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi, walk to Piazza Garibaldi, take the subway to Municipio, walk to Naples Beverello, take the ferry to Port of Capri, walk to Marina Grande, take the bus to Anacapri, then walk to Blue Grotto. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Heraklion to Blue Grotto via Ioannina, Ioannina, Durrës, Bari Porto, Napoli - Porto Immacolatella, Naples Beverello, and Port of Capri in around 33h 12m.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Santorini to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Santorini to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Santorini to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Santorini to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Santorini to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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 68 407 6607
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Bus from Kavajë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- 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
Bus from Tirana to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Kavajë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- Phone
- +39 081.189.641.99
- info@atc-capri.it
- Website
- atc-capri.it
Bus from Marina Grande to Anacapri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- atc-capri.it
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.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
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Bus from Tirana to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +355 69 40 67 522
- info@argjiro.eu
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/argjiro-shpk-bus-travel-in-albania
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 68 402 3400
- info@shpresa.al
- Website
- group.shpresa.al
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- group.shpresa.al
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- customercare@nlg.it
- Website
- nlg.it
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Capri
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://www.nlg.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 081 428 5555
- booking@snav.it
- Website
- snav.it
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Capri
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–27
- Schedules at
- snav.it
- Phone
- 081 18 96 66 90
- Website
- shop.caremar.it
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Capri
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- https://shop.caremar.it/en/
- Passenger Ferry Ticket
- €14–19
- Passenger & Car Ferry Ticket
- €55–65
- Passenger Hydrofoil Ticket
- €22–27
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €92–93
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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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