There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Venice by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or train
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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 56m€93–224Fly 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 S. Luciatrain
6h 36m€90–841Car 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 Santa Luciatrain
33h 5mBus, 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 34m€105–332Fly Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CHQ - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain
6h 54m€97–339Fly Sitia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane JSH - VCE
7h 49m€108–291Bus 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 Trevisobus
35h 48m€226–291Bus 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 Santa Luciatrain
40h 1mBus 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 €90 - €230 and takes 6h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Venice is to fly and train which takes 6h 36m and costs €90 - €850.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Venice. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Venezia, Piazzale Roma via Thessaloníki, Pristina and Stazione FS. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 48m.
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 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Crete to Venice, including transfers.
Crete to Venice bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Venice bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Venice is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 7:21 PM in Crete and 6:21 PM in Venice.
There are 5749+ hotels available in Venice.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Venice, Italy?
Aegean Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–180
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
Flights from Sitia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 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 Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- 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 40m
- 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
- +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 Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90
- Website
- Harea Travel
- Phone
- + 383 044 233 555
- Website
- sabagroup.eu
Bus from Pristina to Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
- +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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