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

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There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Palermo by plane, busferry, bus, car ferry, train, or ferry

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  1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane HER - PMO
    4h 58m
    €74–198

  2. Bus and ferry, bus

    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 Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the bus from Brindisi to Palermobus bus
    39h 8m

  3. Fly from Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane CHQ - PMO
    7h 6m
    €96–326

  4. Fly from Sitia Airport

    1. Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane plane JSH - PMO
    6h 6m
    €174–287

  5. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus to Fierbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Fier to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain train Re
    40h 5m

  6. Ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train

    1. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry ferry Abs / ...
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus to Vlorëbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain train Re
    42h 12m

  7. Bus and ferry, train

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the train from Bari Centrale to Caserta stazionetrain train
    4. Take the train from Caserta to Palermo Centraletrain train Ic
    47h 14m

  8. Bus, bus and ferry

    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 Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry bus ferry
    5. Take the bus from Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi to Palermo Terminal Busbus bus
    47h 41m

Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration4h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€45Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,152.8 km
  • Duration: 4h 58m

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

Volotea, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily.

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