There are 10 ways to get from Tuscany to Crete by plane, train, bus, ferry, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly from Florence Peretola Airport
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)FLR - HER
7h 14m€113–253Fly from Pisa International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)PSA - HER
7h 11m€101–236Train, bus, ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Napoli CentraleFr
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Bari-Porto
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to IgoumenitsaAsf
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
37h 30m€158–340Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Florence to Port of Piraeus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
28h 18m€526–701Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)BLQ - HER
5h 26m€122–335Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Roma Termini
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)FCO - HER
6h 41m€103–268Train, Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bari CentraleFr
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
38h 44mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
38h 51m€205–230Bus, bus and ferry via Ioánnina
- Take the bus from Firenze to Durrës
- Take the bus from Durrës to Ioannina
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Chania
- Take the bus from Chania to Heraklion
2d 3hBus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 6h
Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tuscany to Crete is to fly which costs €100 - €240 and takes 7h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Tuscany to Crete is to train and fly which takes 5h 26m and costs €120 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Tuscany to Crete. However, there are services departing from Stazione Santa Maria Novella and arriving at Heraklion via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 51m.
The distance between Tuscany and Crete is 1526 km.
The best way to get from Tuscany to Crete without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 37h 30m and costs €150 - €340.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Tuscany to Crete, including transfers.
Tuscany to Crete bus services, operated by Hak Bus, depart from Stazione Santa Maria Novella station.
Tuscany to Crete bus services, operated by Hak Bus, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Tuscany. It is currently 2:01 PM in Tuscany and 3:01 PM in Crete.
There are 1516+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Tuscany, Italy and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Air Dolomiti, and six other airlines fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–210
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–550
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–490
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Bari-Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 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
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Firenze to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- 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
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Ioannina to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Bus from Chania to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Bus from Firenze Autostazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €35–55
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €70–85
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €60–80
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €85–110
- 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
- €97–100
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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