There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Ferrara by plane, train, busferry, bus, ferry, car ferry, 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)HER - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
5h 37m€112–322Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)HER - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
8h 25m€104–255Bus and ferry, Bus, train via Bari
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to FerraraFr
38h 7mBus and ferry, bus, ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Igoumenitsa
- Take the ferry from Igoumenitsa to Ancona M.MaAsf / ...
- Take the train from Ancona to FerraraFr
39h 51m€167–327Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Ferrara
27h 1m€420–580Fly Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)CHQ - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
6h€119–350Fly Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)CHQ - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
8h 28m€121–323Bus 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 Bologna Centrale
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedy356
38h 54m€196–234Bus and ferry, Bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to FerraraFr
2d 1hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Take the busferry from Chania to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Lushnjë
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Ferrara
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 €100 - €260 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Ferrara is to fly and train which takes 5h 37m and costs €110 - €330.
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 54m.
The distance between Crete and Ferrara is 1614 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Ferrara without a car is to bus and ferry and Bus and train via Bari which takes 38h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 37m 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 9:26 PM in Crete and 8:26 PM in Ferrara.
There are 470+ 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 Airport, take the train to Bologna Centrale, then take the train to Ferrara. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Heraklion Port to Ferrara via Tirana, Tirana, Durrës, Stazione Marittima, Bari Centrale, and Bari Centrale in around 38h 7m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–110
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–110
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–110
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–150
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- 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
- €100–410
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- 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
- €75–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–600
- 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 Bari Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- 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
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- 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
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/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
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.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
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Bus 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
- €40–60
- 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 15m
- 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
Ferry from Igoumenitsa to Ancona M.Ma
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €60–85
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €90–110
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €95–120
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €120–150
- 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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