There are 11 ways to get from Crete to Budva by plane, shuttle, car ferry, bus, car, 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 Podgorica Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)HER - TGD
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Bečići
7h 14mFly Sitia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)JSH - DBV
- Drive from Vitaljina to Budva
13h 25m€96–351Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Athens to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Petrovac, Autobuska Stanica
24h 56mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Budva
19h 30m€228–310Fly 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 Tirana Airport to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
8h 12m€98–208Fly Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)CHQ - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
10h 35m€135–296Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport, drive
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)HER - DBV
- Drive from Vitaljina to Budva
8h 47m€107–308Fly Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport, drive
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)CHQ - DBV
- Drive from Vitaljina to Budva
9h 20m€144–496Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Skopje, Transporten CentarRe
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
26h 13m€125–176Bus and ferry, bus via Tirana
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
29h 12mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
30h 5m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Podgorica Airport (TGD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Budva is to fly and bus which costs €95 - €210 and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Budva is to fly and bus which takes 8h 12m and costs €95 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Budva. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Budva, Autobuska Stanica via Mbikalimi Kamez and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 12m.
The distance between Crete and Budva is 1003 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Budva without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 24h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Crete to Budva, including transfers.
Crete to Budva bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Budva bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Budva is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 6:43 PM in Crete and 5:43 PM in Budva.
There are 5002+ hotels available in Budva.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Budva, Montenegro?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Budva. However, you can take the line 6 bus to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Podgorica Airport (TGD), walk to Podgorica Airport, take the shuttle to Bečići, walk to Bečići, then take the bus to Crvena Zgrad. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Heraklion Port to Crvena Zgrad via Port of Piraeus, Στ.Πειραια, Στ.Ομονοιασ, Athens, Shkoder,Rruga Teuta, and Petrovac, Autobuska Stanica in around 24h 56m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Podgorica Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Sitia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Sitia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- 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
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Gevgelija to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- support@gomontenegro.me
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Podgorica Airport to Bečići
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Petrovac, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana Airport to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- info@vardarexpress.com
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- 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
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Tirana to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- 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
- €88–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Want to know more about travelling around Montenegro
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Getting around the Cyclades
Read the travel guide
Travelling Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast by boat, bus, car and train
Read the travel guide

























