There are 9 ways to get from Rijeka to Crete by bus, shuttle, plane, busferry, ferry, 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.
Bus, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
best- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LJU - HER
9h 29m€227–708Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Ban J. Jelačić Square to Zagreb Airportbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ZAG - HER
8h 46m€112–393Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
36h 10m€164–215Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 9h€289–625Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane TRS - HER
9h 32m€170–445Fly from Rijeka Airport
- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane RJK - HER
8h 21m€119–478Bus, train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BLQ - HER
9h 49m€166–528Bus, shuttle to Graz Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GRZ - HER
9h 34m€402–1,348Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
45h 30m
Ljubljana (LJU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rijeka to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €110 - €400 and takes 8h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Rijeka to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs €110 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Rijeka to Crete. However, there are services departing from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Heraklion via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 10m.
The distance between Rijeka and Crete is 1701 km.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Thessaloníki which takes 36h 10m and costs €160 - €220.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Rijeka to Crete, including transfers.
Rijeka to Crete bus services, operated by Hafet Tours, depart from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Rijeka to Crete bus services, operated by Hafet Tours, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Rijeka. It is currently 3:24 AM in Rijeka and 4:24 AM in Crete.
There are 2887+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Rijeka, Croatia and Crete, Greece?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and Condor Flugdienst fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–270
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Ljubljana to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–280
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Graz Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31
- Private
- €138
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €240–802
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €802
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +386 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
- 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
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Ban J. Jelačić Square to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- viaggipullmanalbania.it
- Phone
- +355 692323966
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €67
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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 Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–370
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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