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How to get fromCrete to Veniceby plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Venice by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or train

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  1. Fly from Sitia Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane JSH - VCE
    6h 25m
    €132–287

  2. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane HER - VCE
    6h 47m
    €78–193

  3. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia Santa Luciatrain train
    33h 7m

  4. Bus, bus and ferry, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Chania to Patrabusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venicecarferry car ferry
    2d 5h
    €213–295

  5. Fly from Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane CHQ - VCE
    7h 40m
    €100–261

  6. Bus and ferry, bus via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Trevisobus bus
    35h 48m
    €226–321

  7. Bus and ferry, train

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia Santa Luciatrain train
    40h 3m

  8. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Venezia Mestrebus bus
    2d

Sitia Airport (JSH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration8h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket€65Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,642.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 25m

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Venice, Italy?

Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) twice daily.

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