There are 6 ways to get from Samo to Crete by train, plane, busferry, bus, ferry, or shuttle
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 Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Bianco to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane REG - HER
9h 38m€143–422Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Bovalino 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
33h 57mTrain, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bovalino to Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Asf / ...
35h 28mTrain to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Bianco to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane REG - CHQ
10h 51m€150–510Train, shuttle to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Bianco to Catanzaro Lidotrain
- Take the train from Catanzaro Lido to Lamezia Terme C.train
- Take a shuttle bus from S. Eufemia Lamezia Terme - Stazione FS to 2º Reggimento Aves Sirio
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SUF - HER
14h 3m€151–316Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Africo Nuovo to Lamezia Terme Airportbus
- Take the bus from Lamezia Terme Airport to Cosenzabus 384
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Lushnjëbusferry
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
47h 21m
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Samo to Crete is to train and shuttle and fly which costs €150 - €320 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Samo to Crete is to train and fly which takes 9h 38m and costs €140 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Samo to Crete. However, there are services departing from Africo Nuovo and arriving at Heraklion Port via Lamezia Terme Airport, Cosenza - Autostazione, Lushnjë and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 21m.
The distance between Samo and Crete is 994 km.
The best way to get from Samo to Crete without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 33h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Samo to Crete, including transfers.
Samo to Crete bus services, operated by Autolinee Federico, depart from Africo Nuovo station.
Samo to Crete bus services, operated by Autolinee Federico, arrive at Lamezia Terme Airport station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Samo. It is currently 10:18 PM in Samo and 11:18 PM in Crete.
There are 2576+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Samo, Italy and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Samo to Crete. However, you can take the taxi to Bianco, take the train to Reggio Calabria C.Le, walk to Reggio di Calabria - Piazza Garibaldi, take the line 118 bus to Ravagnese - Aeroporto, walk to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) 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 vehicle from Samo to Heraklion via Bovalino, Brindisi, Brindisi - Via Bastioni Carlo V, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Vlorë, Vlore , station, Ioannina, and Ioannina in around 33h 57m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chania International Airport via Venice, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chania International Airport via Venice, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bianco to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bianco to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bianco to Catanzaro Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catanzaro Lido to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bovalino to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bovalino to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catanzaro Lido to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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 Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from S. Eufemia Lamezia Terme - Stazione FS to 2º Reggimento Aves Sirio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- lameziamultiservizi.it
- Phone
- +39 0965644747
- prenotazioni@autolineefederico.it
- Website
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Africo Nuovo to Lamezia Terme Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Lamezia Terme Airport to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Schedules at
- web.ferroviedellacalabria.it
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- basharodolf@gmail.com
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 671 6168
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–130
- Schedules at
- Linja të autobusëve Gjirafa
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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