There are 7 ways to get from Palermo to Knossos by plane, train, busferry, bus, car ferry, or shuttle
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Fly Palermo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PMO - HER
6h 10m€96–279Bus 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 Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CTA - HER
7h 46m€86–290Train, 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 Heraklion Portcarferry
42h 9mFly Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PMO - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
9h 50m€210–567Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CTA - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
12h 16m€215–548Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
43h 12mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenzabus 582 / ...
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Durrësbusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 5h
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Knossos is to fly which costs €95 - €280 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Knossos is to fly which takes 6h 10m and costs €95 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Knossos. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Knossos via Cosenza - Autostazione, Durrës, Tirana and Heraklion. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Palermo and Knossos is 1160 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Knossos without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and car ferry which takes 42h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Palermo to Knossos, including transfers.
Palermo to Knossos bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Knossos bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cosenza station.
Knossos is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 9:36 AM in Palermo and 10:36 AM in Knossos.
There are 2650+ hotels available in Knossos.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Knossos, Greece?
Volotea and ITA Airways fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- 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
Busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–190
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €230–250
- 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
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 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 Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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