There are 12 ways to get from Koper to Crete by bus, plane, car ferry, shuttle, train, busferry, or ferry
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Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airportbus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane TRS - HER
9h 16m€100–277Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BLQ - HER
8h 55m€77–293Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Trieste Piazza Libertà to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
37h 15mShuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VCE - HER
10h 8m€105–703Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VCE - CHQ
10h 12m€126–802Shuttle to Treviso Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane TSF - CHQ
8h 46m€101–792Shuttle, shuttle to Graz Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GRZ - HER
8h 27m€353–658Shuttle, shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Wien Hbf
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VIE - HER
9h 47m€190–1,263Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
38h 35m€195–235Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Koper to Ljubljanatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
40h 17m€219–282Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Fierbus
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Asf / ...
42h 10m€165–266Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
44h 39m
Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Crete is to train and fly which costs €75 - €300 and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Crete is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 27m and costs €350 - €700.
No, there is no direct bus from Koper to Crete. However, there are services departing from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja and arriving at Heraklion via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 35m.
The distance between Koper and Crete is 1581 km.
The best way to get from Koper to Crete without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 37h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Koper to Crete, including transfers.
Koper to Crete bus services, operated by Hisar Turizam, depart from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja station.
Koper to Crete bus services, operated by Hisar Turizam, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Koper. It is currently 2:56 AM in Koper and 3:56 AM in Crete.
There are 3036+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Koper to Crete. However, you can take the bus to Trieste Airport, walk to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Koper Banka to Heraklion Port via Trieste Piazza Libertà, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 37h 15m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Graz Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Treviso Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Treviso Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Koper to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Serres to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 69 31 41 219
- info@artanitravel.com
- Website
- artanitravel.com
Bus from Trieste Piazza Libertà to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- artanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–490
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €27
- Private
- €155
Shuttle from Portorož to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–490
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €27
- Private
- €155
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €39–950
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €39
- Private
- €274
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €90–110
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €130–160
- Phone
- +386 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
- 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 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +355 692323966
- arkleand.bus@yahoo.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €67
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €59
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- viaggipullmanalbania.it
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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