There are 6 ways to get from Olbia to Crete by plane, ferry, bus, busferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane OLB - HER
5h 6m€111–269Ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the bus from CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f277 to ROMA | EUR Maglianabus
- Take the busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
46h 18mFly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane OLB - CHQ
6h 45m€137–409Ferry, train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livornoferry
- Take the train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 2h€258–379Ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Athens
- Take the ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the bus from CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f277 to ROMA | Capolinea Cornelia # f1bus
- Take the busferry from Anagnina to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
2d 4hFerry, bus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the bus from CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f277 to ROMA | Capolinea Cornelia # f1bus
- Take the busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Kavajëbusferry
- Take the bus from Kavajë to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 7h
Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Olbia to Crete is to fly which costs €110 - €270 and takes 5h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Olbia to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 6m and costs €110 - €270.
The distance between Olbia and Crete is 1502 km.
The best way to get from Olbia to Crete without a car is to ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 46h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Olbia to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h ahead of Olbia. It is currently 8:57 AM in Olbia and 9:57 AM in Crete.
There are 2614+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Olbia, Italy and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Volotea, and two other airlines fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800 174 471
- Website
- servizi.cotralspa.it
Bus from CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f277 to ROMA | EUR Magliana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- servizi.cotralspa.it
Bus from CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f277 to ROMA | Capolinea Cornelia # f1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- servizi.cotralspa.it
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- info@rucitours.com
- Website
- rucitours.com
Busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- 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 Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Anagnina to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- 02 76028132
- helpdesk@tirrenia.it
- Website
- tirrenia.it
Ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.tirrenia.it/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €30–45
- Cabin
- €45–75
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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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