There are 11 ways to get from Crete to Malta Channel by plane, unknown, car ferry, bus, busferry, ferry, or train
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Fly Sitia Airport to Malta International Airport, travel
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Malta International Airport (MLA)JSH - MLA
- Walk from Malta-Airport-MLA to Malta Channel
6h 24mCar ferry, bus, bus and ferry, travel
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Athens to Fier
- Take the busferry from Fier to Scicli
- Walk from Scicli to Malta Channel
43h 42mCar ferry, travel
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Serifos
- Walk from Port of Serifos to Malta Channel
23h 36mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Malta International Airport, travel
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Malta International Airport (MLA)HER - MLA
- Walk from Malta-Airport-MLA to Malta Channel
7h 6mFly Chania International Airport to Malta International Airport, travel
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Malta International Airport (MLA)CHQ - MLA
- Walk from Malta-Airport-MLA to Malta Channel
5h 24mFly Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)CHQ - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Pozzallo Viale Europa
- Walk from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Malta Channel
9h 46mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, travel
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)HER - CIY
- Walk from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Malta Channel
8h 55mBus and ferry, bus, travel
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Scicli
- Walk from Scicli to Malta Channel
44h 54mFerry, train, bus, bus and ferry, travel
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of PiraeusAbs / ...
- Take the train from Piraeus to KorinthosRe
- Take the bus from Korinthos to Vlorë
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Scicli
- Walk from Scicli to Malta Channel
45h 53mBus and ferry, Bus, train, travel
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Take the bus from Bari-Porto to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to SiracusaIc
- Take the train from Siracusa to SampieriRe
- Walk from Sampieri to Malta Channel
2dBus, bus and ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Take the busferry from Chania to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Scicli
- Walk from Scicli to Malta Channel
2d 3h
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Crete and Malta Channel is 1110 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 which takes 43h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 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 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, Στ.Πειραια, Στ.Ομονοιασ, Athens, Fier, Fier, and Scicli in around 43h 42m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Malta International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Malta International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Malta International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–230
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–230
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Malta International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Malta International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from Chania International Airport to Malta International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Piraeus to Korinthos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Siracusa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- 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
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Fier to Scicli
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Scicli
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
- 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
- $70–95
- 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 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Korinthos to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
Bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari-Porto to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 2nd Class
- $14–21
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- 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
- $103–106
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $109–110
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Serifos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- $80–110
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- $140–200
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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