There are 8 ways to get from Croatia to Crete by plane, bus, car ferry, busferry, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Split Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SPU - HER
6h 36m€111–229Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ZAG - HER
7h 37m€83–206Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
33h 26m€221–479Fly Split Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SPU - CHQ
7h 40m€128–328Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
34h 35m€158–238Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Vinkovcitrain Re
- Take the train from Sid to Beograd Centartrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Beograd Centar to Crveni Krsttrain Re
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
39h 36m€199–316Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Vinkovcitrain Re
- Take the bus from Vinkovci bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica (Нови Сад, Aутобуска Cтаница)bus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
40h 55m€174–372Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Prijedorbus
- Take the bus from Prijedor to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
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Croatia to Crete by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Crete is to fly which costs €80 - €210 and takes 7h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €110 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Croatia to Crete. However, there are services departing from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Heraklion via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 35m.
The distance between Croatia and Crete is 1212 km.
The best way to get from Croatia to Crete without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 33h 26m and costs €220 - €480.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Croatia to Crete, including transfers.
Croatia to Crete bus services, operated by Hisar Turizam, depart from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Croatia to Crete bus services, operated by Hisar Turizam, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Croatia. It is currently 8:56 PM in Croatia and 9:56 PM in Crete.
There are 3043+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Croatia and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and Croatia Airlines fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Split Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Vinkovci
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Vinkovci
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vinkovci bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica (Нови Сад, Aутобуска Cтаница)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–330
- Website
- Seajets
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