There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Ostuni by plane, car ferry, car, busferry, bus, train, 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 to Brindisi Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)HER - BDS
10h 4m€104–315Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Port Of Vlora
- Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Ostuni
21h 2m€236–340Bus and ferry, bus via Ioánnina
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
27h 12mFly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Bus, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)HER - TIA
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Brindisi
13h 17m€171–324Car ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Igoumenitsa
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Take the bus from Brindisi Industrial Zone to Ostuni - p.zza ItaliaE07 / ...
28h 26m€184–226Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of PiraeusAbs / ...
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Igoumenitsa
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Take the bus from Brindisi Industrial Zone to Ostuni - p.zza ItaliaE07 / ...
30h 11m€127–195Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
36h 3m
Crete to Ostuni by ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Ostuni is to ferry and bus which costs €120 - €200 and takes 30h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Ostuni is to fly which takes 10h 4m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Ostuni. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Ostuni - p.zza Italia via Ioannina, Vlorë, Brindisi - p.zza delle Capitanerie di Porto and Brindisi - via Indipendenza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 12m.
The distance between Crete and Ostuni is 913 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Ostuni without a car is to bus and ferry and bus via Ioánnina which takes 27h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Crete to Ostuni, including transfers.
Crete to Ostuni bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Ostuni bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Ostuni is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 8:55 PM in Crete and 7:55 PM in Ostuni.
There are 4071+ hotels available in Ostuni.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Ostuni, Italy?
ITA Airways, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brindisi Airport (BDS) once daily.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–750
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- 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
- €75–170
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- €60–85
- 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
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Lushnjë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- 800232042, 3667880781
- Website
- stpbrindisi.it
Bus from Brindisi Industrial Zone to Ostuni - p.zza Italia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- stpbrindisi.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
- +355 69 40 67 522
- info@argjiro.eu
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/argjiro-shpk-bus-travel-in-albania
- Phone
- +355 69 398 7951
- support@olgenotravel.com
- Website
- olgenotravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://olgenotravel.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
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- ferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ferries.gr/european-seaways/ferries.htm
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- starlines.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €41–42
- Website
- https://starlines.it/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@a-ships.com
- Website
- a-ships.com
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- a-ships.com
- Deck /Air type
- €45
- Cabin
- €50–80
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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