There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Tropea by plane, taxi, car ferry, bus, busferry, train, or ferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lamezia Terme International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane HER - SUF
- Take the taxi from Lamezia-Terme-Airport-SUF to Tropeataxi
9h 45m€196–361Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane HER - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropeatrain
11h 39m€96–313Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropeatrain Re
30h 54mFerry, bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Hsw
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropeatrain Re
33h 36mFly Chania International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane CHQ - SUF
- Take the taxi from Lamezia-Terme-Airport-SUF to Tropeataxi
8h 38m€183–369Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Reggio Calabria Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane HER - REG
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Tropeatrain
11h 37m€132–284Fly Chania International Airport to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane CHQ - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropeatrain
10h 22m€128–401Bus and ferry, bus, train via Ioánnina
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropeatrain Re
32h 49mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Francavilla Angitolabus 247
36h 54mBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lushnjëbus
- Take the busferry from Lushnjë to Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Cosenza Autostazione to Lamezia Terme Centrale Stationbus 8
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropeatrain Re
46h 20m
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 - €320 and takes 11h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Tropea is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 38m and costs €180 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Tropea. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Tropea via Ioannina, Vlorë, Cosenza and Francavilla Angitola. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 54m.
The distance between Crete and Tropea is 942 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Tropea without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 30h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Crete to Tropea, including transfers.
Crete to Tropea bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Tropea bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Tropea is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 10:08 AM in Crete and 9:08 AM in Tropea.
There are 1779+ 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), then take the taxi to Tropea. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Heraklion Port to Tropea via Port of Piraeus, Piraeus, Durrës, Durrës, Bari Porto, Stazione Marittima, Bari Centrale, Bari Centrale, and Lamezia Terme C. in around 30h 54m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–420
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Lushnjë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- 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
Bus from Cosenza to Francavilla Angitola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- web.ferroviedellacalabria.it
- 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
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- basharodolf@gmail.com
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–150
- Schedules at
- Linja të autobusëve Gjirafa
- Phone
- +355 69 671 6168
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +39 0984 413001
- info@autoservizipreite.it
- Website
- autoservizipreite.it
Bus from Cosenza Autostazione to Lamezia Terme Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- autoservizipreite.com
- 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
- €120–320
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- hellenicseaways@hellenicseaways.gr
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- €85–110
Radio Taxi Lamezia - Felice
- Phone
- +39 345 125 5655
- Website
- radiotaxilamezia.com
Taxi Lamezia 17
- Phone
- +39 340 387 6404
- Website
- taxilamezia17.it
Radio Taxi Lamezia - Felice
- Phone
- +39 345 125 5655
- Website
- radiotaxilamezia.com
Taxi Lamezia 17
- Phone
- +39 340 387 6404
- Website
- taxilamezia17.it
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