There are 11 ways to get from Kotor to Crete by car, plane, bus, car ferry, train, busferry, or ferry
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Drive to Dubrovnik Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Drive from Kotor to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)DBV - HER
4h 57m€106–325Fly Tivat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)TIV - HER
5h 50m€96–346Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
23h 20m€234–252Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kotor to Port of Piraeus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
19h 50m€314–394Drive to Dubrovnik Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Drive from Kotor to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)DBV - CHQ
5h 35m€142–494Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana Airport
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)TIA - HER
7h 11m€98–238Drive to Dubrovnik Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Drive from Kotor to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Sitia Airport (JSH)DBV - JSH
5h 5m€105–354Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gevgelija
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
26h 59mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Athens
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionAbs / ...
28h€121–151Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana Airport
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
30h 19mBus, bus and ferry via Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
31h 35m
Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kotor to Crete is to bus and ferry which costs €120 - €160 and takes 28h.
The fastest way to get from Kotor to Crete is to drive and fly which takes 4h 57m and costs €100 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Kotor to Crete. However, there are services departing from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica and arriving at Heraklion Port via Tirana, Airport, Qender and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 19m.
The distance between Kotor and Crete is 1073 km.
The best way to get from Kotor to Crete without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 23h 20m and costs €230 - €260.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Kotor to Crete, including transfers.
Kotor to Crete bus services, operated by Diamant Travel, depart from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica station.
Kotor to Crete bus services, operated by Diamant Travel, arrive at Tirana Airport station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Kotor. It is currently 9:31 PM in Kotor and 10:31 PM in Crete.
There are 2537+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Kotor, Montenegro and Crete, Greece?
Air Serbia, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- 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
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +382 32 520 495
- info@kotortotirana.com
- Website
- kotortotirana.com
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Website
- https://www.kotortotirana.com/
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- info@vardarexpress.com
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- 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
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €49
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- 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
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- 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
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €97–100
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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