There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Lake Bled by plane, car ferry, bus, train, shuttle, busferry, or ferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ljubljana
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane HER - LJU
7h 29m€151–341Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane HER - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
10h 7m€81–491Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Ljubljana bus stationbus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Lesce Bledtrain Re / ...
34h 56m€198–403Fly Chania International Airport to Ljubljana
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane CHQ - LJU
7h 47m€173–429Bus and ferry, bus via Blagoevgrad
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Bledbus
37h 58m€183–232Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Fierbus
- Take the bus from Fier to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Bled bus stationbus
43h 3m€165–238Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Bled bus stationbus
44h 43m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Ljubljana (LJU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Lake Bled is to ferry and bus which costs €160 - €240 and takes 43h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Lake Bled is to fly which takes 7h 29m and costs €150 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Lake Bled. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Bled via Thessaloniki train station, Blagoevgrad and Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 58m.
The distance between Crete and Lake Bled is 1548 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Lake Bled without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 34h 56m and costs €190 - €410.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Crete to Lake Bled, including transfers.
Crete to Lake Bled bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Lake Bled bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Lake Bled is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 1:41 PM in Crete and 12:41 PM in Lake Bled.
There are 1768+ hotels available in Lake Bled.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Lake Bled, Slovenia?
Aegean Airlines, Edelweiss Air, and seven other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Ljubljana (LJU) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ljubljana via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Ljubljana via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ljubljana via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €4–7
- Regional Train Ticket
- €6–7
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €9–11
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Bled bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 (0)41 708 329
- kani.bus1@gmail.com
- Website
- polazak.com
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €49
- Website
- https://www.polazak.com/en/Kani-bus-prevoznistvo/operator/
- Phone
- +381 11 7614 715
- office@transprodukt.rs
- Website
- transprodukt.rs
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €46
- Schedules at
- transprodukt.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–80
- Private
- €120–260
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- info@nomago.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana to Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
- Economy
- €6–16
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 692323966
Bus from Fier to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €76
- Schedules at
- web.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 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €76
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.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
- €100–230
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €100–140
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €160–230
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €40–55
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €70–90
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €65–80
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €85–110
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
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