There are 9 ways to get from Milan to Crete by train, plane, bus, ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MXP - HER
5h 37m€65–266Train, bus, ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Milan Rogoredo to Napoli Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Bari-Portobus
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsaferry Asf
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
38h 54m€179–409Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MXP - CHQ
6h 6m€111–305Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BGY - CHQ
6h 10m€111–297Fly Milan Linate Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LIN - CHQ
7h 12m€89–342Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BGY - HER
5h 36m€115–198Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gevgelijatrain
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
39h 24mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Sesto San Giovanni, Piazza Primo Maggio to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
46h 41mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
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Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Crete is to train and fly which costs €65 - €270 and takes 5h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 5h 36m and costs €110 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Milan to Crete. However, there are services departing from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and arriving at Heraklion Port via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Milan and Crete is 1845 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Crete without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 38h 54m and costs €170 - €410.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Milan to Crete, including transfers.
Milan to Crete bus services, operated by Arkleand bus, depart from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Milan to Crete bus services, operated by Arkleand bus, arrive at Tirana station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Milan. It is currently 9:43 AM in Milan and 10:43 AM in Crete.
There are 2569+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Crete, Greece?
Austrian Airlines, ITA Airways, and Ryanair fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 3 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €22–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milan Rogoredo to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Bari-Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- 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
- +355 69 31 41 219
- info@artanitravel.com
- Website
- artanitravel.com
Bus from Sesto San Giovanni, Piazza Primo Maggio to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- 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
- +355 692323966
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- 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
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €35–55
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €70–85
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €60–80
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €85–110
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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