There are 10 ways to get from Ohrid to Crete by bus, plane, car, train, car ferry, or busferry
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Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Ohrid to Tiranabus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane TIA - HER
7h 41m€72–201Drive, train, car ferry
- Drive from Ohrid to Florinacar
- Take the train from Florina to Platytrain Re
- Take the train from Platy to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
19h 39m€186–428Bus, bus and ferry via Ioánnina
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Vlorëbus
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
26h 47mBus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Tiranabus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane TIA - CHQ
9h 45m€93–250Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Tiranabus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane TIA - JSH
19h 55m€136–260Bus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Negotinobus
- Take the bus from Negotino to Gevgelijabus
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SKG - HER
9h 36mBus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Negotinobus
- Take the bus from Negotino to Gevgelijabus
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SKG - CHQ
10h 9mBus, bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Sarandëbus
- Take the bus from Sarandë to Përmetbus
- Take the bus from Përmet to Ioanninabus
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane IOA - HER
14h 17mBus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Negotinobus
- Take the bus from Negotino to Gevgelijabus
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
21h 43mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
27h 54m
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ohrid to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €70 - €210 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Ohrid to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 7h 41m and costs €70 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Ohrid to Crete. However, there are services departing from Ohrid and arriving at Heraklion via Vlore , station and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 47m.
The distance between Ohrid and Crete is 978 km.
The best way to get from Ohrid to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Ioánnina which takes 26h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Ohrid to Crete, including transfers.
Ohrid to Crete bus services, operated by Euro Bus MK, depart from Ohrid station.
Ohrid to Crete bus services, operated by Euro Bus MK, arrive at Vlorë station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Ohrid. It is currently 10:14 AM in Ohrid and 11:14 AM in Crete.
There are 1979+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Ohrid, North Macedonia and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Ohrid to Crete. However, you can take the bus to Tirana, walk to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, take the bus to Tirana, Airport, walk to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) 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 vehicle from Ohrid to Heraklion Port via Florina, Platy, Athens, Piraeus, Port of Piraeus, and Paros in around 19h 39m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sitia Airport via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Florina to Platy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Platy to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–18
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Ohrid to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- 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
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Negotino
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Negotino to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +389 70 212 106
- info@senadtours.com
- Website
- senadtours.com
Bus from Ohrid to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Sarandë to Përmet
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/bus-companies/trans-dea
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Përmet to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Elbasan to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- 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 Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–300
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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