There are 9 ways to get from Samo to Crete by train, plane, busferry, bus, ferry, or shuttle
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Train to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Bianco to Melito Porto Salvotrain
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane REG - HER
9h 38m€125–292Train, shuttle to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- 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 17m€116–271Train, 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 58mTrain, 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 Hsw
35h 28mTrain, ferry, train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Bianco to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CTA - HER
9h 34mTrain, shuttle to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- 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 Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SUF - CHQ
14h 30m€142–369Train to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Bianco to Melito Porto Salvotrain
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane REG - CHQ
12h 17m€126–390Train, train to Naples 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 the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Napoli Centraletrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NAP - HER
11h 40m€124–325Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bianco to Arcavacata Universitàbus
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Lushnjëbusferry
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
45h 52m
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samo to Crete is to train and shuttle and fly which costs €110 - €280 and takes 14h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Samo to Crete is to train and fly which takes 9h 38m and costs €120 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Samo to Crete. However, there are services departing from Bianco and arriving at Heraklion Port via Rende - UNICAL Terminal, Cosenza - Autostazione, Lushnjë and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 52m.
The distance between Samo and Crete is 986 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 58m 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 Bianco station.
Samo to Crete bus services, operated by Autolinee Federico, arrive at Arcavacata Università station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Samo. It is currently 6:46 PM in Samo and 7:46 PM in Crete.
There are 3108+ 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 Melito Porto Salvo, take the train to Reggio Calabria 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 58m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chania International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chania International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–480
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bianco to Melito Porto Salvo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bianco to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bianco to Catanzaro Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catanzaro Lido to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bianco to Catanzaro Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catanzaro Lido to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bianco to Melito Porto Salvo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bianco to Catanzaro Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catanzaro Lido to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bovalino to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bovalino to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catanzaro Lido to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catanzaro Lido to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catanzaro Lido to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- 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
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 Bianco to Arcavacata Università
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.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
- €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
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
- €2
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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