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How to get fromCrete to Materaby car ferry, car, busferry, bus, plane or train

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There are 6 ways to get from Crete to Matera by car ferry, car, busferry, bus, plane, or train

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  1. Car ferry, drive

    best
    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port of Piraeus to Port Of Vloracar car
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisicarferry car ferry
    4. Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Materacar car
    22h 33m
    €251–365

  2. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane plane HER - NAP
    2. Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Materabus bus
    9h 19m
    €64–288

  3. Bus and ferry, bus, Italobus Connections

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Vlorë to Taranto Portbusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the bus from Taranto to Materabus bus
    29h 46m

  4. Fly Sitia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane plane JSH - BRI
    2. Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus bus
    28h
    €150–423

  5. Bus and ferry, train

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the busferry from Tirana to Port of Baribusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the train from Bari Centrale to Altamuratrain train
    35h 6m

  6. Bus, bus and ferry, Italobus Connections

    1. Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Chania to Ioanninabusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Vlorë to Taranto Portbusferry bus ferry
    5. Take the bus from Taranto to Materabus bus
    36h 31m

Sitia Airport (JSH) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) flights

Calendar2Weekly Planes
Duration27h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket€63Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Matera, Italy?

There is no direct connection from Crete to Matera. However, you can take the car ferry to Port of Piraeus, drive to Port Of Vlora, take the car ferry to Porto di Brindisi, then drive to Matera. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Heraklion to Matera via Ioannina, Ioannina, Vlore , station, Vlorë, Taranto Port, and Taranto in around 29h 46m.

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