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

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

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  1. Fly from Sitia Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)planeJSH - TIA
    8h 10m
    $109–264

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

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)planeHER - TIA
    4h 32m
    $75–208

  3. Car ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paroscarferry
    2. Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeuscarferry
    3. Take the train from Athens to LarissatrainIc
    4. Take the bus from Larisa to Tiranabus
    19h 34m

  4. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
    2. Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
    19h 34m
    $156

  5. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
    2. Drive from Port of Piraeus to Tiranacar
    16h 14m
    $236–306

  6. Fly from Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)planeCHQ - TIA
    6h 55m
    $121–312

  7. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
    2. Take the bus from Ioannina to Tiranabus
    22h 50m

  8. Bus and ferry

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
    24h

Sitia Airport (JSH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration9h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket$59Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Tirana, Albania?

Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and Ulendo Airlink 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.

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