There are 9 ways to get from Monaco to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, car, 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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)NCE - HER
7h 51m€115–219Fly Monaco to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)MCM - HER
6h 11m€63–227Train, bus, bus and ferry via Bologna
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Bologna CentraleIc
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
43h 45m€248–302Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Monaco to Port of Piraeus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
31h 5m€553–849Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sitia Airport (JSH)NCE - JSH
22h 59m€204–358Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)NCE - CHQ
6h 24m€121–328Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)MRS - HER
9h 30m€102–351Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Ventimiglia to Kavajë
- Take the bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 6hTrain, Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to SavonaIc
- Take the bus from Savona FS to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Ioannina
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Chania
- Take the bus from Chania to Heraklion
2d 19h
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monaco to Crete is to fly which costs €60 - €230 and takes 6h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Monaco to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 11m and costs €60 - €230.
The distance between Monaco and Crete is 1820 km.
The best way to get from Monaco to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Bologna which takes 43h 45m and costs €240 - €310.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Monaco to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h ahead of Monaco. It is currently 4:42 AM in Monaco and 5:42 AM in Crete.
There are 2499+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Monaco and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, ITA Airways, and two other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Monaco to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Monaco to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Monaco to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–90
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- Schedules at
- hakbus.org
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
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
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ventimiglia to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 40 67 522
- info@argjiro.eu
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/argjiro-shpk-bus-travel-in-albania
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- basharodolf@gmail.com
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 68 402 3400
- info@shpresa.al
- Website
- group.shpresa.al
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- group.shpresa.al
- 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
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Bus from Savona FS to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Tirana to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Ioannina to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Bus from Chania to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@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
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €70–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
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