There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Calabria by plane, busferry, bus, car ferry, car, train, or ferry
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Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)HER - REG
8h 27m€64–275Bus and ferry, bus via Ioánnina
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Villa San Giovanni
39h 7mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Reggio Calabria
38h 54m€588–840Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)HER - SUF
8h 38m€89–298Fly to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naples Airport (NAP)HER - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Lamezia Terme
8h 27m€112–296Fly to Crotone Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Crotone Airport (CRV)HER - CRV
11h 45m€92–414Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of PiraeusAbs / ...
- Take the train from Piraeus to KorinthosRe
- Take the bus from Korinthos to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Villa San Giovanni
39h 33mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Villa San Giovanni
47h 1m
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 €60 - €280 and takes 8h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Calabria is to fly and train which takes 8h 27m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Calabria. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Reggio Calabria via Ioannina, Vlorë and Villa S. Giovanni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 7m.
The distance between Crete and Calabria is 911 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Calabria without a car is to bus and ferry and bus via Ioánnina which takes 39h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 27m 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 1:24 AM in Crete and 12:24 AM in Calabria.
There are 987+ hotels available in Calabria.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Calabria, Italy?
ITA Airways, Ryanair, and Ulendo Airlink fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) 4 times a week.
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Crotone Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Crotone Airport via Athens, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Crotone Airport via Thessaloniki, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Crotone Airport via Naples Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Crotone Airport via Bari, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €50–65
- Smart Flex
- €55–70
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Piraeus to Korinthos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/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 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
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Vlorë to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Lushnjë to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Korinthos to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
- +355 69 40 67 522
- info@argjiro.eu
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/argjiro-shpk-bus-travel-in-albania
- Phone
- +355 69 398 7951
- support@olgenotravel.com
- Website
- olgenotravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://olgenotravel.com/
- 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/
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/
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