There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Venice by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, ferry, 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
7h 26m€106–261Fly Chania International Airport to Treviso Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane CHQ - TSF
6h 28m€93–378Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
36h€228–307Bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Patrabusferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Veniceferry
2d 5h€171–221Fly Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane CHQ - VCE
7h 29m€113–299Fly 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 44m€96–360Bus and ferry, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
39h 58m€141–209Bus 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 Lucia Stationtrain
40h 19mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
44h 59m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Venice is to fly which costs €100 - €270 and takes 7h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Venice is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs €90 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Venice. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Venezia via Thessaloniki, Skopje, Transporten Centar and Stazione MESTRE FS C3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 58m.
The distance between Crete and Venice is 1582 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Venice without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 36h and costs €220 - €310.
It takes approximately 7h 26m 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 6:11 AM in Crete and 5:11 AM in Venice.
There are 5399+ hotels available in Venice.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Venice, Italy?
ITA Airways, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–150
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Chania International Airport to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Treviso Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- 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
- €75–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia Santa Lucia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–100
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- €80–100
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- +386 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.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
- +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, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €91
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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