There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Marsala by plane, train, car ferry, bus, busferry, or ferry
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 Palermo Airport, train
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CHQ - PMO
- Take the train from Piraineto to Marsalatrain
10h 52m€131–469Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trapani Airport
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane HER - TPS
12h 2m€84–284Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Fierbus
- Take the busferry from Fier to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Palermo to Marsalabus 582
43h 41mFly Chania International Airport to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane CHQ - TPS
12h€106–402Fly Sitia Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane JSH - PMO
- Take the train from Piraineto to Marsalatrain
14h 27m€203–361Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HER - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Palermo to Marsalabus
11h 48m€105–364Bus and ferry, bus via Quattromiglia
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Policorobusferry
- Take the bus from Policoro to Bivio Rendebus 162
- Take the bus from Rende to Marsalabus 582
45h 25mFerry, 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 Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Marsalabus 582
46h 43mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus
- Take the busferry from Elbasan to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari to Trapanibus 591
47h 23mBus, bus and ferry
- 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 Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Marsalabus 582
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Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Marsala is to fly which costs €80 - €290 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Marsala is to fly and train which takes 10h 52m and costs €130 - €470.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Marsala. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Marsala via Ioannina, Vlorë, Policoro and Rende. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 25m.
The distance between Crete and Marsala is 1185 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Marsala without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 43h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 52m to get from Crete to Marsala, including transfers.
Crete to Marsala bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Marsala bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Marsala is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 3:01 PM in Crete and 2:01 PM in Marsala.
There are 1603+ hotels available in Marsala.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Marsala, Italy?
Ryanair and Neos fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Trapani Airport (TPS) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–650
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Chania International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Chania International Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Sitia Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Piraineto to Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Fier to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Policoro
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rende to Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cosenza to Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bari to Trapani
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +390981 500331
- info@saj.it
- Website
- saj.it
Bus from Policoro to Bivio Rende
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Schedules at
- saj.it
- 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
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- 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
- +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
- €190–480
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- 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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