There are 9 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 59m€192–421Fly 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€93–188Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry 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 42m€196–417Ferry, 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€146–237Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tivat Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane HER - TIV
7h 51m€110–373Fly 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 car ferry from Dubrovnik to Kotorcarferry
10h 58m€139–282Fly Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane CHQ - DBV
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Kotorcarferry
11h 41m€151–380Bus 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 €90 - €190 and takes 8h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Kotor is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs €110 - €380.
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 42m and costs €190 - €420.
It takes approximately 7h 59m 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 4:56 AM in Crete and 3:56 AM in Kotor.
There are 8232+ 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) 6 times a week.
- 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
- €65–150
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tivat Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tivat Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–490
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tivat Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- 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
- €410–2,300
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- 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
- €55–150
- Website
- flygangwon.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tivat Airport via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- 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
- €210–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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.com
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sh. Ekonomike
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- http://www.trainkos.com/
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
Bus from Pristina to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–28
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €49
- 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
- €37
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/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
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- adriatic-lines.com
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Kotor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.com/
- Adullt
- €55
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