There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Ferrara by plane, train, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane HER - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
5h 38m€86–283Car 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 Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Ferraratrain
32h 8mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Ferraracar
26h 55m€420–580Fly Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CHQ - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
6h 1m€113–311Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane HER - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
7h 54m€101–305Fly Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane CHQ - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
8h 27m€118–333Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedybus 356
38h 34m€214–258Bus and ferry, train via Bari
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Ferraratrain Fr
38h 57mBus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Bologna Centralebusferry
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain Fr
2d 1hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Lushnjëbus
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Ferrarabus
2d 7h
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Ferrara is to fly and train which costs €85 - €290 and takes 5h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Ferrara is to fly and train which takes 5h 38m and costs €85 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Kennedy via Thessaloniki, Skopje, Transporten Centar and Bologna Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 34m.
The distance between Crete and Ferrara is 1614 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Ferrara without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 32h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Crete to Ferrara, including transfers.
Crete to Ferrara bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Ferrara bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Ferrara is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 3:46 AM in Crete and 2:46 AM in Ferrara.
There are 469+ hotels available in Ferrara.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Ferrara, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Ferrara. However, you can take the line 6 bus to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ), walk to Bologna Aeroporto, take the train to Bologna Centrale FS, walk to Bologna Centrale, then take the train to Ferrara. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Heraklion Port to Ferrara via Port of Piraeus, Piraeus, Durrës, Durrës, Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, and Roma Tiburtina in around 32h 8m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- 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
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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 Skopje Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +39 051 290290
- Website
- tper.it
Bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €5–7
- 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
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Busferry from Tirana to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- viaggipullmanalbania.it
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 631 9888
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.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/
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