There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Venice by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or train
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
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane HER - VCE
6h 40m€101–253Fly Sitia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane JSH - VCE
8h 38m€70–336Car 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 Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
33h 3mBus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Patrabusferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venicecarferry
2d 5h€253–335Fly Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane CHQ - VCE
7h 8m€108–341Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- 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 S. Luciatrain
6h 31m€79–271Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
39h 59mBus and ferry, bus via Tirana
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Venezia Mestrebus
44h 19mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Venezia Mestrebus
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Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Venice is to fly which costs €100 - €260 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Venice is to fly and train which takes 6h 31m and costs €75 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Venice. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Venezia via Terminal B, Tirana and Stazione MESTRE FS C3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 19m.
The distance between Crete and Venice is 1580 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Venice without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 33h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Crete to Venice, including transfers.
Crete to Venice bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Venice bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Venice is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 9:57 PM in Crete and 8:57 PM in Venice.
There are 5659+ hotels available in Venice.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Venice, Italy?
Aegean Airlines, ITA Airways, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–440
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–440
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–440
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Sitia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Sitia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Tirana to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +302821093052
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Chania to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- 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
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 Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Aleks Viaggi
- 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
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
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