There are 8 ways to get from Rimini to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, ferry, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BLQ - HER
5h 48m€104–374Train to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Rimini to Falconara Marittimatrain
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AOI - HER
22h 15m€92–332Train, Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Rimini to Brindisitrain Fr
- Take the bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbus
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
32h 44mTrain, ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Rimini to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Igoumenitsaferry Asf / ...
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
38h 22m€151–299Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rimini to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
29h 9m€491–759Bus, bus and ferry via Durrës
- Take the bus from Rimini to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
41h 34mTrain, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Rimini to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Durrëscarferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
44h 50mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Rimini to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
46h 30m
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rimini to Crete is to train and fly which costs €100 - €380 and takes 5h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Rimini to Crete is to train and fly which takes 5h 48m and costs €100 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Rimini to Crete. However, there are services departing from Rimini and arriving at Heraklion Port via Durrës and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 34m.
The distance between Rimini and Crete is 1678 km.
The best way to get from Rimini to Crete without a car is to train and Bus and bus and ferry which takes 32h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Rimini to Crete, including transfers.
Rimini to Crete bus services, operated by M&B Travel, depart from Rimini station.
Rimini to Crete bus services, operated by M&B Travel, arrive at Durrës station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Rimini. It is currently 4:30 AM in Rimini and 5:30 AM in Crete.
There are 2566+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Rimini, Italy and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Rimini to Crete. However, you can take the train to Bologna Centrale, take the train to Bologna Airport, walk to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rimini to Heraklion via Brindisi, Brindisi - Via Bastioni Carlo V, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Vlorë, Vlore , station, Ioannina, and Ioannina in around 32h 44m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rimini to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rimini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rimini to Falconara Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rimini to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rimini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rimini to Falconara Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rimini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rimini to Falconara Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rimini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–33
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- 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
- €70–100
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rimini to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.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
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Bus from Rimini to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- viaggipullmanalbania.it
Ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €60–85
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €90–110
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €95–120
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €120–150
- 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
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €70–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
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