There are 10 ways to get from Palermo to Crete by plane, train, busferry, bus, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PMO - CHQ
7h 24m€116–447Fly Palermo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PMO - HER
4h 50m€90–288Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
37h 43mFly Palermo Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane PMO - JSH
15h 29m€184–347Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CTA - HER
7h 12m€108–345Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CTA - CHQ
10h 35m€144–424Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Brindisibus
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
38h 58mTrain, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
40h 14mTrain, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
44h 41mBus, bus and ferry via Caserta
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Caserta Viale Vittorio Venetobus
- Take the busferry from Caserta stazione to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
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Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Crete is to fly which costs €90 - €290 and takes 4h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Crete is to fly which takes 4h 50m and costs €90 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Crete. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Heraklion via Brindisi - Viale Togliatti, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Vlore , station and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 58m.
The distance between Palermo and Crete is 1080 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Crete without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 37h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Palermo to Crete, including transfers.
Palermo to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brindisi station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 4:39 AM in Palermo and 5:39 AM in Crete.
There are 2809+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Crete, Greece?
Volotea, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sitia Airport via Santorini, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sitia Airport via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sitia Airport via Zakinthos, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Palermo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €26–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €26–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Caserta stazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.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
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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