There are 12 ways to get from Crete to Trieste by plane, shuttle, busferry, bus, train, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 Trieste Centrale
8h 57m€251–651Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
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 the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain
9h 32m€92–336Bus and ferry, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Trieste, Autostazionebus
32h 56m€188–219Fly 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 Trieste Centrale
9h 15m€278–709Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane HER - TRS
8h 3m€99–258Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Klagenfurt Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)plane HER - KLU
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt Flughafen to Trieste Centrale
11h 33m€321–1,001Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Graz Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane HER - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Trieste Centrale
8h 5m€341–1,191Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vienna International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane HER - VIE
- Take a shuttle bus from Wien Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
9h 41m€203–1,276Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Trieste, Autostazionebus
34h 14m€260–489Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Fierbus
- Take the bus from Fier to Trieste, Autostazionebus
39h 35m€159–250Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Trieste, Autostazionebus
40h 31mBus and ferry, bus #2
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Trieste, Autostazionebus
44h 30m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Trieste is to fly which costs €95 - €260 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Trieste is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs €95 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Trieste, Autostazione via Thessaloníki and Pristina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 56m.
The distance between Crete and Trieste is 1739 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Trieste without a car is to bus and ferry and bus via Thessaloníki which takes 32h 56m and costs €180 - €220.
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from Crete to Trieste, including transfers.
Crete to Trieste bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Trieste bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Trieste is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 10:48 AM in Crete and 9:48 AM in Trieste.
There are 3565+ hotels available in Trieste.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Trieste, Italy?
ITA Airways, Neos, and Ulendo Airlink fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) 4 times a week.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Klagenfurt Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vienna International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- 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
- €75–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–500
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vienna International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- 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
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- 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
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- 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 Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–390
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Klagenfurt Flughafen to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–400
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €250–802
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €802
Shuttle from Wien Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €39–800
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €39
- Private
- €274
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €204
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- 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
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +39 333 916 3531
- info@harea.travel
- Website
- harea.travel
Bus from Pristina to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90
- Website
- https://www.harea.travel/
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- €75–90
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 692323966
- arkleand.bus@yahoo.com
Bus from Fier to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €67
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €59
- 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
- +355 69 209 3508
- aleksviaggi@gmail.com
Bus from Tirana to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/aleksviaggi.al
- Phone
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Bus from Tirana to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- viaggipullmanalbania.it
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Tirana to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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