There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Kotor by plane, car ferry, train, bus, ferry, or busferry
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Fly Chania International Airport to Tivat Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane CHQ - TIV
7h 58m€202–381Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane HER - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanicabus
8h 42m€96–261Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Kotor, Autobuska Stanicabus
24h 43m€196–415Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Kotor, Autobuska Stanicabus
28h 43m€126–223Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tivat Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane HER - TIV
7h 50m€170–413Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane HER - DBV
- Take the carferry from Dubrovnik to Kotorcarferry
11h 18m€149–252Fly Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane CHQ - DBV
- Take the carferry from Dubrovnik to Kotorcarferry
11h 41m€181–440Fly Sitia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane JSH - DBV
- Take the carferry from Dubrovnik to Kotorcarferry
9h 6m€195–434Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Skopjetrain 632 / ...
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sh. Ekonomiketrain
- Take the bus from Pristina to Kotor, Autobuska Stanicabus
30h 50m€131–201Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kotor, Autobuska Stanicabus
31h 41m
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Tivat Airport (TIV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Kotor is to fly and bus which costs €95 - €270 and takes 8h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Kotor is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs €170 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Kotor. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Kotor, Autobuska Stanica via Terminal C and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 41m.
The distance between Crete and Kotor is 929 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Kotor without a car is to car ferry and train and bus which takes 24h 43m and costs €190 - €420.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Crete to Kotor, including transfers.
Crete to Kotor bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Kotor bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Kotor is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 3:26 PM in Crete and 2:26 PM in Kotor.
There are 8034+ hotels available in Kotor.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Kotor, Montenegro?
Air Serbia, Smartwings, and two other airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Tivat Airport (TIV) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from Sitia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tivat Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tivat Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–430
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tivat Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tivat Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- flygangwon.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tivat Airport via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tivat Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–400
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Gevgelija to Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +383 038 534 – 814
- info@trainkos.com
- Website
- Trainkos
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sh. Ekonomike
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Trainkos
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Pristina to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–28
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Pristina to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–28
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Kotor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Adullt
- €55
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Kotor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Adullt
- €55
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Kotor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Adullt
- €55
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