There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Tirana by car ferry, train, bus, car, plane, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, train, bus
best- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Larisa to Tiranabus
19h 29mFly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane HER - TIA
4h 27m$82–243Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
19h 36m$171–320Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Tiranacar
16h 17m$251–470Fly from Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane JSH - TIA
16h 45m$109–273Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Tiranabus
22h 51mBus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
24hFly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane CHQ - TIA
6h 50m$118–297
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Tirana is to fly which costs $80 - $250 and takes 4h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Tirana is to fly which takes 4h 27m and costs $80 - $250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Tirana. Services depart once daily, and operate Thursday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 24h.
The distance between Crete and Tirana is 1170 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Tirana without a car is to car ferry and train and bus which takes 19h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 19h 29m to get from Crete to Tirana, including transfers.
Crete to Tirana bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Tirana bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Tirana is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 2:32 PM in Crete and 1:32 PM in Tirana.
There are 3661+ hotels available in Tirana.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Tirana, Albania?
Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) once daily. Alternatively, Alb Trans operates a vehicle from Heraklion Port to Tirana once daily, and the journey takes 24h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Sitia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Alexandroupolis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sitia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Larisa to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- 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
- $85–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- $90–130
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- $150–220
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- $75–110
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- $140–200
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- $120–170
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- $190–270
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