There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Croatia by plane, car ferry, bus, car, busferry, or ferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Split Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Split Airport (SPU)HER - SPU
7h 12m€129–340Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)HER - ZAG
7h 27m€83–305Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Zagreb
30h 46m€175–229Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Zagreb
22h 34m€340–470Fly Chania International Airport to Split Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Split Airport (SPU)CHQ - SPU
6h 45m€151–418Fly Chania International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)CHQ - ZAG
7h 40m€115–293Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
34h 41m€132–187Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of PiraeusAbs / ...
- Take the bus from Athens to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb
34h 44m€118–191Bus and ferry, bus via Mostar
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
46h 3m
Crete to Croatia by ferry, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Croatia is to fly which costs €80 - €310 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Croatia is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs €150 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor via Thessaloniki and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 41m.
The distance between Crete and Croatia is 1212 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Croatia without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 30h 46m and costs €170 - €230.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Crete to Croatia, including transfers.
Crete to Croatia bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Croatia bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Croatia is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 3:28 AM in Crete and 2:28 AM in Croatia.
There are 3005+ hotels available in Croatia.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Croatia?
Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, and four other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Split Airport (SPU) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Chania International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Chania International Airport to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Chania International Airport to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Chania International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Chania International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Split Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Chania International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 Skopje Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +386 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- 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
- +382 69 316 688
- info@lalatovictravelbd.me
- Website
- lalatovictravelbd.me
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- https://www.lalatovictravelbd.me/en/
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- +387 53 961-714
- taglobusturist@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bosnaturist
- Phone
- +381648892600
- jadranekspres@globtour.com
- Website
- jadranekspres.info
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26
- Schedules at
- jadranekspres.info
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €39
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.getbybus.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
- €89–90
- 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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