There are 11 ways to get from Crete to Trieste by plane, busferry, bus, shuttle, train, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane HER - TRS
7h 35m€134–288Fly 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
8h 5m€77–741Bus 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€191–226Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- 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 42m€286–741Fly 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 35m€303–799Fly 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€446–1,171Fly Chania International Airport to Treviso Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane CHQ - TSF
- Take the train from Treviso Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain
8h 27m€111–343Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Trieste Piazza Libertàbus
35h 43mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Trieste, Autostazionebus
40h 26mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Vlorëbus
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Trieste, Autostazionebus
41h 45m€183–258Bus 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 Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Trieste is to fly and train which costs €75 - €750 and takes 8h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Trieste is to fly which takes 7h 35m and costs €130 - €290.
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 1559 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 €190 - €230.
It takes approximately 7h 35m 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 3:12 AM in Crete and 2:12 AM in Trieste.
There are 3839+ hotels available in Trieste.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Trieste, Italy?
ITA Airways, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
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
- €70–170
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Chania International Airport to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Treviso Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Graz Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Treviso Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- 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
- Harea Travel
- Phone
- +383 44 135 228
- zhitia-turist@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- zhitiaturist.com
- Phone
- +383 44 225 800
- info@planetreisen.eu
- Website
- planetreisen.eu
Bus from Pristina to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- planetreisen.eu
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €350–900
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €802
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Trieste Piazza Libertà
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Tirana to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 31 41 219
- info@artanitravel.com
- Website
- artanitravel.com
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Trieste Piazza Libertà
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- artanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +355 69 209 3508
- aleksviaggi@gmail.com
Bus from Tirana to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Aleks Viaggi
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 692323966
- arkleand.bus@yahoo.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €69
- 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
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Bus from Tirana to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- viaggipullmanalbania.it
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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