There are 10 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)HER - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
7h 31m€69–243Car ferry, drive, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Port Of Igoumenitsa
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Positano
26h 44m€258–345Bus and ferry, bus, train via Taranto
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Taranto Port
- Take the train from Taranto to SalernoIc
34h 13mFly Chania International Airport to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Naples Airport (NAP)CHQ - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
7h 49m€111–331Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)HER - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
9h 38m€107–323Fly Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)CHQ - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
10h 1m€134–371Car ferry to Santorini, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Naples Airport (NAP)JTR - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
10h 54m€163–351Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Vietri sul Mare
38h 55mBus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Take the busferry from Chania to Patra
- Take the ferry from Patras to Bari M.maAsf
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Vietri sul Mare
43h 23m€112–237Bus and ferry, Bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Caserta stazione
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Sorrento0
44h 8m
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 - €250 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 - €250.
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 train via Taranto which takes 34h 13m 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 6:29 PM in Crete and 5:29 PM in Positano.
There are 8119+ 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 44m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Santorini to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Santorini to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Santorini to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Santorini to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Santorini to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- 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
- €80–180
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- 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
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Sorrento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- eavsrl.it
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- 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 11m
- 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 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- +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 Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.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
- +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
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Bus from Tirana to Caserta stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.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
- €88–90
- 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
- €92–93
- 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/
Ferry from Patras to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- 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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