There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Budva by plane, bus, car ferry, car, busferry, or train
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane HER - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
8h 12m€103–248Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Petrovac, Autobuska Stanicabus
24h 56mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Budvacar
19h 35m€240–310Fly Chania International Airport to Tivat Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane CHQ - TIV
8h 11m€123–469Fly Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane CHQ - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
10h 35m€135–306Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane HER - DBV
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
11h 2m€135–390Fly Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane CHQ - DBV
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
11h 30m€162–548Fly Sitia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport, bus
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane JSH - DBV
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
15h 40m€115–372Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Skopje, Transporten Centartrain
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
26h 13m€143–200Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
30h 5m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Budva is to fly and bus which costs €100 - €250 and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Budva is to fly which takes 8h 11m and costs €120 - €470.
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 Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 5m.
The distance between Crete and Budva is 1028 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 8h 12m 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 8:44 AM in Crete and 7:44 AM in Budva.
There are 4853+ hotels available in Budva.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Budva, Montenegro?
Air Serbia and Wizz Air fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Tivat Airport (TIV) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
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 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Sitia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–360
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Sitia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- 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
- €75–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- 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
- +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
- Phone
- +382 20 633 807
- bozur.cg@gmail.com
- Website
- bozur.net
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €36
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- 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
- €80–110
- 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
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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