There are 9 ways to get from Modena to Crete by plane, train, ferry, bus, busferry, or car 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 Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BLQ - HER
5h 18m€65–241Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sitia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane BLQ - JSH
16h 36m€64–319Train, ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsaferry Asf
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
36h 24m€210–365Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Modena to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Durrëscarferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
39h 49m€288–552Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BLQ - CHQ
5h 46m€72–279Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Modena to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MXP - HER
7h 39m€70–269Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Modena to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
42h 13m€245–395Bus and ferry via Tirana
- Take the busferry from Modena - Stazione Centrale to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
46h 1mBus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Modena - Stazione Centrale to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
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Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Modena to Crete is to train and fly which costs €65 - €270 and takes 7h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Modena to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 18m and costs €65 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Modena to Crete. However, there are services departing from Modena - Stazione Centrale and arriving at Heraklion Port via Asllan Rusi and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 1m.
The distance between Modena and Crete is 1604 km.
The best way to get from Modena to Crete without a car is to train and ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 36h 24m and costs €210 - €370.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Modena to Crete, including transfers.
Modena to Crete bus services, operated by Firenze Lines, depart from Modena - Stazione Centrale station.
Modena to Crete bus services, operated by Firenze Lines, arrive at Tirana station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Modena. It is currently 4:43 AM in Modena and 5:43 AM in Crete.
There are 2576+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Modena, Italy and Crete, Greece?
Ryanair, Neos, and Aegean Airlines fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Modena - Stazione Centrale to Heraklion Port via Tirana, Asllan Rusi, Terminal D, and Tirana in around 46h 1m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sitia Airport via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Modena to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Modena to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modena to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- 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
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Modena to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Modena - Stazione Centrale to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–100
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Busferry from Modena - Stazione Centrale to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- viaggipullmanalbania.it
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–161
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- €95
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- €125
- Inner cabin 2 beds
- €145
- Car
- €130
- 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
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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