There are 9 ways to get from Croatia to Crete by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, 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 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 26m€119–379Fly 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 35m€88–365Bus, bus and ferry
- 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€162–223Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zagreb to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
22h 43m€384–714Fly Split Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SPU - CHQ
7h 40m€130–428Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ZAG - CHQ
8h 43m€104–334Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
37h 24m€147–288Train, 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 37m€200–314Bus, bus and ferry via Dubrovnik
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus 986 / ...
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
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Croatia to Crete by bus, subway, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Crete is to fly which costs €85 - €370 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs €110 - €380.
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 bus and ferry which takes 34h 35m and costs €160 - €230.
It takes approximately 6h 26m 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 2:10 PM in Croatia and 3:10 PM in Crete.
There are 1927+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Croatia and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Volotea, and four other airlines fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Split Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
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
- €90–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Chania International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Split Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–330
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Vinkovci
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Vinkovci
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Sid to Beograd Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- €4–5
- 1st Class
- €5–7
Train from Beograd Centar to Crveni Krst
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- €7–9
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- +386 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €79
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €64
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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