There are 11 ways to get from Crete to Italy by plane, car ferry, car, ferry, train, bus, or busferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)HER - FCO
5h 9m€79–246Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naples Airport (NAP)HER - NAP
4h 34m€62–226Car ferry, drive, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Port Of Igoumenitsa
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Bari
- Drive from Port Of Bari to Rome
28h 6m€288–390Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the train from Piraeus to KorinthosRe
- Take the bus from Korinthos to Durrës
- Take the bus from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
31h 21mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)HER - BLQ
4h 49m€81–281Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)HER - MXP
5h 48m€65–196Fly Chania International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)CHQ - MXP
6h 16m€107–304Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Take the train from Brindisi to Roma TerminiFa / ...
32h 43mBus and ferry, bus via Kavajë
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Take the bus from Kavajë to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
35h 56mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of PiraeusAbs / ...
- Take the bus from Athens Larissis Station to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
39h 5mBus and ferry, Bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Anagnina
46h 1m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Italy is to fly which costs €65 - €200 and takes 5h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Italy is to fly which takes 4h 34m and costs €60 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Italy. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Termini via Tirana, Kavajë and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 56m.
The distance between Crete and Italy is 1365 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Italy without a car is to car ferry and train and bus which takes 31h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Crete to Italy, including transfers.
Crete to Italy bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Italy bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Italy is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 5:41 PM in Crete and 4:41 PM in Italy.
There are 21554+ hotels available in Italy.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Italy?
Ulendo Airlink, ITA Airways, and four other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Chania International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Korinthos to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Kavajë to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- 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 Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
- +355 69 40 67 522
- info@argjiro.eu
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/argjiro-shpk-bus-travel-in-albania
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- basharodolf@gmail.com
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 68 402 3400
- info@shpresa.al
- Website
- group.shpresa.al
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- group.shpresa.al
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- info@rucitours.com
- Website
- rucitours.com
Bus from Athens Larissis Station to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
Bus from Vlorë to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Bus from Tirana to Anagnina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.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
- €88–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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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