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

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There are 7 ways to get from Vlorë to Crete by bus, plane, car ferry, shuttle, or busferry

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

    cheapest
    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
    €89–235

  3. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus bus
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    19h 23m
    €180–380

  4. 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

  5. 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
    €105–293

  6. Bus, bus and ferry

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

  7. Bus, bus and ferry via Chania

    1. Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Ioannina to Chaniabusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Chania to Heraklionbus bus
    24h 10m

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

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration4h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket€103Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 833.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 3m

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 and Port of Piraeus in around 19h 23m.

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