There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Calabria by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, train, or ferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Reggio Calabria Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane HER - REG
8h 15m€88–283Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lamezia Terme International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane HER - SUF
8h 43m€79–219Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train
- 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
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Amanteatrain Ic
- Take the train from Amantea to Reggio Calabria Lidotrain Re
31h 44mFly Chania International Airport to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane CHQ - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli to Lamezia Terme Ctrain
9h 20m€128–389Fly Chania International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane CHQ - REG
9h 48m€80–341Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Amanteatrain Ic
- Take the train from Amantea to Reggio Calabria Lidotrain Re
33h 22mFerry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Villa San Giovannibusferry
39h 5mBus and ferry, bus via Ioánnina
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Villa San Giovannibusferry
39h 7mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lushnjëbus
- Take the busferry from Lushnjë to Villa San Giovannibusferry
46h 46m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Calabria is to fly which costs €75 - €220 and takes 8h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Calabria is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs €85 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Calabria. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Reggio Calabria - via Portanova via Ioannina, Vlorë and Villa San Giovanni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 7m.
The distance between Crete and Calabria is 910 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Calabria without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 31h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Crete to Calabria, including transfers.
Crete to Calabria bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Calabria bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Calabria is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 9:21 AM in Crete and 8:21 AM in Calabria.
There are 1115+ hotels available in Calabria.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Calabria, Italy?
ITA Airways, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) once daily.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–490
Flights from Chania International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Athens, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Chania International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bari, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Naples Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Chania International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–700
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bari, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Amantea to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli to Lamezia Terme C
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Lushnjë to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +383 38 616 161
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- basharodolf@gmail.com
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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