There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Lecce by plane, car ferry, 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 32m€91–253Car 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
25h 5mFly Chania International Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane CHQ - BDS
10h 10m€103–401Fly Chania International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane CHQ - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the train from Altamura to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
11h 32m€95–368Fly 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 26mBus 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 43mBus 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
27h 9mFerry, 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 30mBus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
36h 18m
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 €90 - €260 and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Lecce is to fly which takes 9h 32m and costs €90 - €260.
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 27h 9m.
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 25h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 32m 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 PM in Crete and 1:39 PM in Lecce.
There are eight+ hotels available in Lecce.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Lecce, Italy?
ITA Airways, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brindisi Airport (BDS) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Heraklion Port to Lecce via Tirana, Tirana, Durrës, Durrës, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Brindisi - Via Bastioni Carlo V, and Brindisi in around 36h 18m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- 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
Train from Altamura to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- 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 Durrës to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.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 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- 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
- +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
- €120–330
- 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
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