There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Venice by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or train
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Fly Sitia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane JSH - VCE
5h 29m€119–350Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane HER - VCE
6h 46m€83–211Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the car ferry 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 26mBus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Patrabusferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venicecarferry
2d 5h€213–295Fly Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane CHQ - VCE
7h 39m€100–289Fly Chania International Airport to Treviso Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane CHQ - TSF
6h 22m€95–329Bus 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€221–316Bus 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 22mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Venezia Mestrebus
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Sitia Airport (JSH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Venice is to fly which costs €80 - €220 and takes 6h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Venice is to fly which takes 5h 29m and costs €110 - €350.
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 1645 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 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 29m 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 10:51 AM in Crete and 9:51 AM in Venice.
There are 5932+ hotels available in Venice.
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.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Chania International Airport to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Chania International Airport to Treviso Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
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
- e-ktel.com
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- 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
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- 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
- https://www.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
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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