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How to get fromVlorë to Creteby bus, plane, car ferry, car, shuttle, busferry or ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Vlorë to Crete by bus, plane, car ferry, car, shuttle, busferry, or ferry

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  1. Bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Take the bus from Vlorë to Ioanninabus bus
    2. Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane IOA - HER
    7h 3m

  2. Bus, ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus bus
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    20h 48m
    €70–95

  3. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus bus
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    19h 3m
    €175–285

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Vlorë to Port of Piraeuscar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    14h 58m
    €242–399

  5. Shuttle to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Vlorë to Tirana, Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane TIA - HER
    6h 6m
    €75–213

  6. Bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Vlorë to Ioanninabus bus
    2. Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane IOA - CHQ
    8h 52m

  7. Shuttle to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Vlorë to Tirana, Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane TIA - CHQ
    8h 10m
    €106–282

  8. Bus, bus and ferry via Ioánnina

    1. Take the bus from Vlorë to Ioanninabus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    20h 1m

  9. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Mbrostar to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    28h 19m

Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration4h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket€60Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Vlorë, Albania and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Vlorë to Crete. However, you can take the bus to Ioannina, take the taxi to Ioannina National Airport (IOA) 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 bus from Vlorë to Heraklion Port via Piraeus, Port of Piraeus, and Paros in around 19h 3m.

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