There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Pula by plane, shuttle, car ferry, bus, ferry, train, or busferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane HER - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
10h 55m€131–941Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane HER - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Stazione Mestre to Pula railway Stattion
10h 38m€126–986Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
34h 44m€255–586Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thessalonikiferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pulabus
2d 11h€294–624Fly Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane CHQ - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
10h 48m€143–989Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane HER - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
10h 31m€176–731Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Verona Villafranca Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane HER - VRN
- Take a shuttle bus from Verona - Airport to Pula railway Stattion
10h 22m€441–1,161Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pulabus
36h 41m€171–212Bus and ferry, bus via Dubrovnik
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
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Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Pula is to bus and ferry and bus which costs €170 - €220 and takes 36h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Pula is to fly and shuttle which takes 10h 22m and costs €440 - €1200.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Pula. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Pula via Thessaloniki and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 41m.
The distance between Crete and Pula is 1836 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Pula without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 34h 44m and costs €250 - €600.
It takes approximately 10h 55m to get from Crete to Pula, including transfers.
Crete to Pula bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Pula bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Pula is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 7:09 AM in Crete and 6:09 AM in Pula.
There are 9674+ hotels available in Pula.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Pula, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Pula. However, you can take the line 6 bus to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE), walk to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia, then take the shuttle to Pula railway Stattion. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Heraklion Port to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Port of Piraeus, Στ.Πειραια, Στ.Ομονοιασ, Athens, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 34h 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–600
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–600
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–650
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €36–310
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €36
- Private
- €122
Shuttle from Stazione Mestre to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–650
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Shuttle from Verona - Airport to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €360–900
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- bstours.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- http://bstours.rs/en/
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 22400033
- info@dominoline.com.mk
- Website
- dominoline.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €71
- Schedules at
- dominoline.com.mk
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- 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
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Tirana to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €34
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +382 69 294 654
- royaltravelcetinje@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Schedules at
- https://royaltravel.traveling.com/en/
- Phone
- +382 20 633 807
- bozur.cg@gmail.com
- Website
- bozur.net
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
- 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
- €180–490
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–370
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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