There are 8 ways to get from Split to Crete by plane, bus, busferry, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SPU - HER
6h 26m€129–349Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1bus
- Take the bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
31h 47m€204–239Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane SPU - JSH
20h 15m€168–348Fly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SPU - CHQ
7h 35m€130–408Bus, bus and ferry via Ston
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Ston Zaton Dolibus
- Take the bus from Zaton Doli to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1bus
- Take the bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
32h 24mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Lezhëbus
- Take the bus from Lezhe, Rruga e Stacionit to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
32h 48mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus 974 / ...
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
35h 48m€136–187Bus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
38h 10m
Split Airport (SPU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Split to Crete is to bus and ferry which costs €130 - €190 and takes 35h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs €120 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Split station to Crete. However, there are services departing from Split Bus Station and arriving at Heraklion via Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1, Skopje, Transporten Centar and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 47m.
The distance between Split and Crete is 1212 km.
The best way to get from Split to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 31h 47m and costs €200 - €240.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Split to Crete, including transfers.
Split to Crete bus services, operated by Croatia Bus, depart from Split Bus Station.
Split to Crete bus services, operated by Croatia Bus, arrive at Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Split. It is currently 8:21 AM in Split and 9:21 AM in Crete.
There are 2691+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Volotea, and three other airlines fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Split Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Split Airport to Sitia Airport via Dubrovnik, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Split Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Split Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Split Airport to Sitia Airport via Bari, Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Sitia Airport via Dubrovnik, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €49
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Zaton Doli to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €64
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €53
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- info@vardarexpress.com
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- 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 24 50 20
- 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
- +385 21 612 005
- kontakt@promet-makarska.hr
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Ston Zaton Doli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Split Bus Station to Lezhë
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355686322239
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Lezhe, Rruga e Stacionit to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–28
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- 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
- +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
- €99–100
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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