There are 6 ways to get from Palermo to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, or 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 Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)PMO - CHQ
9h 29m€136–395Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)CTA - HER
6h 26m€97–260Train, Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to BrindisiIc
- Take the bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
37h 47mFly Palermo Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sitia Airport (JSH)PMO - JSH
8h 14m€104–365Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Korinthos
- Take the train from Corinth to PiraeusRe
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionAbs / ...
44h 20mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto
- Take the bus from Caserta stazione to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 3h
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €95 - €260 and takes 6h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 6h 26m and costs €95 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Crete. However, there are services departing from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello and arriving at Heraklion Port via Caserta stazione, Pallati I Sportit and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
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 bus and ferry which takes 37h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Palermo to Crete, including transfers.
Palermo to Crete bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, depart from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello station.
Palermo to Crete bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, arrive at Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 10:44 PM in Palermo and 11:44 PM in Crete.
There are 2522+ 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) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Corinth to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus 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 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 6m
- 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
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Vlorë to Korinthos
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Bus 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
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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