There are 12 ways to get from Crete to Malta Channel by plane, unknown, car ferry, bus, busferry, ferry, 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 Chania International Airport to Malta International Airport, travel
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane CHQ - MLA
- Walk from Malta-Airport-MLA to Malta Channelunknown
5h 24mCar ferry, bus, bus and ferry, travel via Vlorë
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Sciclibusferry
- Walk from Scicli to Malta Channelunknown
43h 29mFerry, travel
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Serifosferry Abs
- Walk from Port of Serifos to Malta Channelunknown
23h 41mFly Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CHQ - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Pozzallo Viale Europabus
- Walk from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Malta Channelunknown
10h 16mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HER - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Pozzallo Viale Europabus
- Walk from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Malta Channelunknown
7h 38mFly Sitia Airport to Malta International Airport, travel
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane JSH - MLA
- Walk from Malta-Airport-MLA to Malta Channelunknown
10h 9mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Malta International Airport, travel
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane HER - MLA
- Walk from Malta-Airport-MLA to Malta Channelunknown
6h 46mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, travel
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane HER - CIY
- Walk from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Malta Channelunknown
9h 20mCar ferry, bus, bus and ferry, travel
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Fierbus
- Take the busferry from Fier to Sciclibusferry
- Walk from Scicli to Malta Channelunknown
43h 35mBus and ferry, bus, travel
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Sciclibusferry
- Walk from Scicli to Malta Channelunknown
44h 55mBus and ferry, bus, train, travel
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Ferraris-Circumvesuvianabus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Siracusatrain Ic
- Take the train from Siracusa to Sampieritrain Re
- Walk from Sampieri to Malta Channelunknown
2dBus, bus and ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Sciclibusferry
- Walk from Scicli to Malta Channelunknown
2d 3h
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Crete and Malta Channel is 954 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Malta Channel without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry and travel via Vlorë which takes 43h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Crete to Malta Channel, including transfers.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Malta Channel?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Malta Channel. However, you can take the shuttle to Chania Airport, walk to Chania International Airport (CHQ) airport, fly to Malta International Airport (MLA), then travel to Malta Channel. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Heraklion Port to Malta Channel via Port of Piraeus, Piraeus, Vlorë, Vlorë, and Scicli in around 43h 29m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $45–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Malta International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $45–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Sitia Airport to Malta International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from Sitia Airport to Malta International Airport via Alexandroupolis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Malta International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Malta International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Sitia Airport to Malta International Airport via Alexandroupolis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–380
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–380
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Sitia Airport to Malta International Airport via Athens, Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Malta International Airport via Athens, Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Siracusa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Siracusa to Sampieri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- 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
- $47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Scicli
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Fier to Scicli
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- 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
- Phone
- +39 091 62.08.111
- info@astsicilia.it
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Catania Airport to Pozzallo Viale Europa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
- $85–120
- 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
- +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
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Porto to Ferraris-Circumvesuviana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- 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
- $140–370
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Serifos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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