There are 9 ways to get from Slovakia to Crete by bus, plane, train, car ferry, or busferry
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Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VIE - HER
5h 21m€75–214Fly Bratislava Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BTS - HER
4h 59m€62–199Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
35h 34m€256–467Fly Košice International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane KSC - HER
4h 55m€87–434Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VIE - CHQ
5h 55m€96–292Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane VIE - JSH
10h 15m€144–562Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szegedtrain Ic
- Take the train from Szeged to Suboticatrain Re
- Take the train from Subotica to Novi Sadtrain
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
36h 26m€161–350Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
36h 59m€185–225Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 260 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
41h 32m€144–403
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Slovakia to Crete is to fly which costs €60 - €200 and takes 4h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Slovakia to Crete is to fly which takes 4h 55m and costs €85 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Slovakia to Crete. However, there are services departing from Bratislava and arriving at Heraklion via Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 59m.
The distance between Slovakia and Crete is 1649 km.
The best way to get from Slovakia to Crete without a car is to bus and train and car ferry which takes 35h 34m and costs €250 - €470.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Slovakia to Crete, including transfers.
Slovakia to Crete bus services, operated by Korona Travel, depart from Bratislava station.
Slovakia to Crete bus services, operated by Korona Travel, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Slovakia. It is currently 6:28 PM in Slovakia and 7:28 PM in Crete.
There are 3117+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Slovakia and Crete, Greece?
Smartwings and Austrian Airlines fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 6 times a week.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Košice International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szeged to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- info@zpcg.me
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
Train from Subotica to Novi Sad
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
- Second Class
- €4–6
- First Class
- €9–10
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- info@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Slovak Lines
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Bratislava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €105
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Bratislava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €105
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- anek@anek.gr
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €45–65
- Airplane-type seats
- €45–70
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €120–170
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