There are 11 ways to get from Crete to Lucca by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Pisa International Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane HER - PSA
7h 50m€128–242Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane HER - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain
7h 35m€90–295Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Pratobusferry
- Take the train from Prato Centrale to Luccatrain Re
34h 7mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Florence Peretola Airport, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane HER - FLR
- Take the bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni to Lucca Palatuccibus
9h 7m€145–337Fly Chania International Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane CHQ - PSA
6h 8m€115–340Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane HER - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain
8h 55m€116–280Fly Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane CHQ - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain
9h 18m€113–348Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain Re
41h 7mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kavajëbus
- Take the busferry from Kavajë to Pisabusferry
41h 47mBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Firenzebusferry
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain Re
42h 4mBus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Luccabusferry
2d 7h
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Pisa International Airport (PSA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Lucca is to fly which costs €120 - €250 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Lucca is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs €110 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Lucca. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Lucca via Tirana, Kavajë and Pisa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 47m.
The distance between Crete and Lucca is 1595 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Lucca without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 34h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Crete to Lucca, including transfers.
Crete to Lucca bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Lucca bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Lucca is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 3:26 AM in Crete and 2:26 AM in Lucca.
There are 4974+ hotels available in Lucca.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Lucca, Italy?
Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, and Volotea fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Pisa International Airport (PSA) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Heraklion Port to Lucca via Tirana, Terminal C, Asllan Rusi, and Tirana in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Pisa International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Florence Peretola Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Chania International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Pisa International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Pisa International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Prato Centrale to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bari Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Prato
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Kavajë to Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 800 142 424
- numeroverdetpl@regione.toscana.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni to Lucca Palatucci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- at-bus.it
- 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
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- Linja të autobusëve Gjirafa
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 68 402 3400
- info@shpresa.al
- Website
- group.shpresa.al
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- group.shpresa.al
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- basharodolf@gmail.com
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 671 6168
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- 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 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- info@rucitours.com
- Website
- rucitours.com
Busferry from Vlorë to Firenze
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Tirana to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.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
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
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