There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Ohrid by plane, bus, car ferry, train, busferry, or car
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane HER - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
8h 9m$81–248Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Larisa to Pogradecbus
18h 41mBus and ferry, bus via Ioánnina
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ohridbus
24h 7mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Ohridcar
15h 16m$226–286Fly Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane CHQ - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
10h 32m$122–322Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane HER - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Negotinotrain
- Take the bus from Negotino to Ohridbus
10h 49mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane HER - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ohridbus
12h 6mFly Chania International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane CHQ - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Negotinotrain
- Take the bus from Negotino to Ohridbus
11h 17mFly Chania International Airport to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane CHQ - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ohridbus
12h 39mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
26h 56m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Ohrid is to fly and bus which costs $80 - $250 and takes 8h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Ohrid is to fly and bus which takes 8h 9m and costs $80 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Ohrid. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Ohrid via Ioannina and Vlorë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 7m.
The distance between Crete and Ohrid is 981 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Ohrid without a car is to bus and ferry and bus via Ioánnina which takes 24h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Crete to Ohrid, including transfers.
Crete to Ohrid bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Ohrid bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Ohrid is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 4:17 AM in Crete and 3:17 AM in Ohrid.
There are 1280+ hotels available in Ohrid.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Ohrid, North Macedonia?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Ohrid. However, you can take the line 6 bus to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA), walk to Tirana, Airport, take the bus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, take the bus to Elbasan, walk to Elbasan, then take the bus to Ohrid. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Heraklion Port to Ohrid via Paros, Port Of Piraeus, Piraeus, Athens, Larissa, Larisa, and Pogradec in around 18h 41m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Naxos Is
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ioannina National Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–180
Flights from Chania International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–180
Flights from Chania International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–180
Flights from Chania International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–140
Flights from Chania International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Gevgelija to Negotino
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–15
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Vlorë to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Larisa to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- 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
- $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
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Negotino to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- 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
- 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
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $117–120
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $105–106
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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