There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Tropea by plane, train, car ferry, car, ferry, busferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)HER - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
9h 21m€96–329Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)HER - REG
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Tropea
10h 57m€74–323Car ferry, drive, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Port Of Igoumenitsa
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Tropea
26h 58m€265–355Bus and ferry, bus, train via Ioánnina
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Take the train from Brindisi to Lamezia Terme C.Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to TropeaRe
32h 38mFly to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naples Airport (NAP)HER - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Tropea
9h 58m€97–291Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of PiraeusAbs / ...
- Take the train from Piraeus to KorinthosRe
- Take the bus from Korinthos to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Lamezia Terme582 / ...
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to TropeaRe
37h 51mBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Lamezia Terme582 / ...
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to TropeaRe
45h 18m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Tropea is to fly and train which costs €95 - €300 and takes 9h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Tropea is to fly and train which takes 9h 21m and costs €95 - €330.
The distance between Crete and Tropea is 942 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Tropea without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train via Ioánnina which takes 32h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Crete to Tropea, including transfers.
Tropea is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 9:56 PM in Crete and 8:56 PM in Tropea.
There are 1139+ hotels available in Tropea.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Tropea, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Tropea. However, you can take the line 6 bus to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF), walk to Lamezia Terme Airport, take the bus to Lamezia Terme Train Station, walk to Lamezia Terme C., then take the train to Tropea. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Heraklion Port to Tropea via Port of Piraeus, Port of Igoumenitsa, and Porto Di Brindisi in around 26h 58m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €20–28
Train from Napoli Centrale to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Piraeus to Korinthos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Lushnjë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Korinthos to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cosenza to Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0984 413001
- info@autoservizipreite.it
- Website
- autoservizipreite.it
Bus from Cosenza to Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- autoservizipreite.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Cosenza to Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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 40 67 522
- info@argjiro.eu
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/argjiro-shpk-bus-travel-in-albania
- Phone
- +355 69 398 7951
- support@olgenotravel.com
- Website
- olgenotravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://olgenotravel.com/
- 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
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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