There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Dubrovnik by car ferry, train, bus, car, plane, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, train, bus, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the train from Piraeus to Korinthostrain Re
- Take the bus from Korinthos to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Tivat, Autobuska stanicabus
- Drive from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnikcar
26h 2m€248–268Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Lezhëbus
- Take the bus from Lezhë to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
36h 39m€92–177Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Dubrovnikcar
21h 51m€250–340Fly from Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane JSH - DBV
17h 40m€95–318Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Tivat, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
27h 18m€160–210Bus and ferry, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
28h 36mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
34h 5mFly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane HER - DBV
7h 2m€105–320Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane CHQ - DBV
7h 25m€117–428
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Dubrovnik is to ferry and bus which costs €90 - €180 and takes 36h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Dubrovnik is to fly which takes 7h 2m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Dubrovnik. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor via Thessaloníki and Prizren,Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 36m.
The distance between Crete and Dubrovnik is 1510 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Dubrovnik without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 27h 18m and costs €160 - €210.
It takes approximately 26h 2m to get from Crete to Dubrovnik, including transfers.
Crete to Dubrovnik bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Dubrovnik bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Dubrovnik is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 12:10 AM in Crete and 11:10 PM in Dubrovnik.
There are 5440+ hotels available in Dubrovnik.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Dubrovnik, Croatia?
Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Sitia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Alexandroupolis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–330
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–330
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- 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
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Korinthos to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Tivat, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €34
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €34
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Lezhë to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €64
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +382 31 33 60 06
- office1@blueline-mne.com
- Website
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–29
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
- Phone
- +382 69 294 654
- royaltravelcetinje@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- https://royaltravel.traveling.com/en/
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- https://royaltravel.traveling.com/en/
- Phone
- +382 20 633 807
- bozur.cg@gmail.com
- Website
- bozur.net
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
- 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
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +383 (0)29 226666
- info@atmaxhatrans.com
- Website
- atmaxhatrans.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- atmaxhatrans.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
- +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
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Lezhë
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lezhë to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €99–100
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.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 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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