There are 11 ways to get from Crete to Lecce by plane, car ferry, car, bus, busferry, train, or ferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane HER - BDS
9h 39m€105–349Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Port Of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Leccecar
22h 43m€216–269Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
24h 52mFly Chania International Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane CHQ - BDS
10h 52m€127–327Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ioannina National Airport, bus, bus and ferry
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane HER - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
14h 37mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus and ferry, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane HER - TIA
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
12h 26mFly Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus and ferry, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane CHQ - TIA
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
14h 49mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
26h 50mBus and ferry, bus via Lecce
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
26h 58mFerry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
27h 11mBus and ferry, bus #2
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lushnjëbus
- Take the busferry from Lushnjë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
35h 38m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brindisi Airport (BDS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Lecce is to fly which costs €100 - €350 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Lecce is to fly which takes 9h 39m and costs €100 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Lecce via Ioannina, Vlorë, Brindisi - Via Del Mare and Brindisi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 58m.
The distance between Crete and Lecce is 914 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Lecce without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 24h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Crete to Lecce, including transfers.
Crete to Lecce bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Lecce bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Lecce is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 2:39 AM in Crete and 1:39 AM in Lecce.
There are 1616+ hotels available in Lecce.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Lecce, Italy?
ITA Airways, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brindisi Airport (BDS) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–600
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- 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
- €75–170
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Lushnjë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- 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 Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/argjiro-shpk-bus-travel-in-albania
- Phone
- +355 69 398 7951
- support@olgenotravel.com
- Website
- olgenotravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://olgenotravel.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
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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