There are 11 ways to get from Crete to Positano by plane, train, car ferry, car, ferry, busferry, or bus
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport, train
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane HER - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
7h 31m€69–293Car ferry, drive, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Port Of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisiferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Positanocar
26h 48m€260–355Bus and ferry, bus, Leonetti Bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Brindisi - Autorità Portuale to Salerno - Piazza Montpellierbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positanoferry
34h 5mFly Chania International Airport to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane CHQ - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
7h 49m€111–361Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane HER - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centraletrain
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
9h 39m€112–326Fly Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane CHQ - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centraletrain
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
10h 2m€144–404Car ferry to Santorini, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane JTR - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnellotrain
10h 54m€178–372Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Taranto Portbusferry
- Take the train from Taranto to Salernotrain Ic
34h 10mBus and ferry, bus via Elbasan
- 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 Porto to Vietri sul Marebus
38h 55mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Port of Baribusferry
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Vietri sul Marebus
39h 58mBus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Patrabusferry
- Take the ferry from Patras to Bari M.maferry Asf
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Vietri sul Marebus
44h 53m€117–242
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naples Airport (NAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Positano is to fly and train which costs €65 - €300 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Positano is to fly and train which takes 7h 31m and costs €65 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Positano. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Positano Sponda via Tirana, Elbasan, Bari Porto, Vietri sul Mare and Amalfi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 55m.
The distance between Crete and Positano is 1199 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Positano without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and Leonetti Bus and ferry which takes 34h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Crete to Positano, including transfers.
Crete to Positano bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Positano bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Positano is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 7:06 AM in Crete and 6:06 AM in Positano.
There are 8140+ hotels available in Positano.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Positano, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Positano. However, you can take the line 6 bus to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Naples Airport (NAP), walk to Napoli - Capodichino Aeroporto, take the bus to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi, walk to Napoli P. Garibaldi, take the train to S. Agnello, walk to Sant'Agnello, then take the bus to Positano Chiesa Nuova. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Heraklion Port to Positano via Port of Piraeus, Port of Igoumenitsa, and Porto Di Brindisi in around 26h 48m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Santorini to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
Flights from Santorini to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Santorini to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Santorini to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Santorini to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- infoeav@eavsrl.it
- Website
- eavsrl.it
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- eavsrl.it
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- 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
- €70–100
- 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
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- 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
Busferry from Tirana to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Brindisi - Autorità Portuale to Salerno - Piazza Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.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
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Porto to Vietri sul Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Tirana to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- 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 Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- 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/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €92–95
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- 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
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 089 87 29 50
- info@travelmar.it
- Website
- travelmar.it
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Website
- https://www.travelmar.it/en/index
- Phone
- +39 089 811 605
- info@grassiboatpositano.com
- Website
- grassiboatpositano.com
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.grassiboatpositano.com/
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- customercare@nlg.it
- Website
- nlg.it
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.nlg.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 089 875326
- info@lucibello.it
- Website
- lucibello.it
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- lucibello.it
- Ordinario
- €20–27
Ferry from Patras to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–75
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
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