There are 11 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)plane HER - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
5h 37m€88–342Fly Sitia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane JSH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
10h€83–310Bus 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 12mBus and ferry, bus, ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Igoumenitsabus
- Take the ferry from Igoumenitsa to Ancona M.Maferry Asf
- Take the train from Ancona to Ferraratrain Fr
40h 6m€180–363Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Ferraracar
26h 55m€430–580Fly 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€120–350Fly 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
8h 25m€106–295Fly 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 28m€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
- 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 €100 - €300 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Ferrara is to fly and train which takes 5h 37m and costs €85 - €350.
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 bus and ferry and train via Bari which takes 38h 12m 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 12:42 PM in Crete and 11:42 AM in Ferrara.
There are 410+ 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, Durrës, Bari Porto, Camera Commercio, Bari Centrale, and Bari Centrale in around 38h 12m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–110
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–150
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Sitia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- 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
- €85–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Sitia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Alexandroupolis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Sitia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Kasos, Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
- 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
- €75–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- 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
- €100–400
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- 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
- €50–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- 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
- €6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- 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 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
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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
- €70–100
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- 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
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 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 30m
- 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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