There are 8 ways to get from Cinque Terre to Crete by train, plane, busferry, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
best- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PSA - CHQ
7h 12m€116–399Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from Levanto to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MXP - HER
10h 20m€63–255Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Roma Tiburtinatrain Fa / ...
- Take the busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
40h 15mTrain, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centraletrain
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BLQ - HER
9h 13m€109–919Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centraletrain
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane BLQ - JSH
22h 46m€108–507Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Levanto to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BGY - CHQ
10h 37m€115–392Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa S. Rossoretrain Re
- Take the busferry from Pisa to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 2hBus and ferry
- Take the busferry from La Spezia FS to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 10h
Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cinque Terre to Crete is to train and fly which costs €60 - €260 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cinque Terre to Crete is to train and fly which takes 7h 12m and costs €110 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Cinque Terre to Crete. However, there are services departing from La Spezia FS and arriving at Heraklion Port via Asllan Rusi and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Cinque Terre and Crete is 1594 km.
The best way to get from Cinque Terre to Crete without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 40h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Cinque Terre to Crete, including transfers.
Cinque Terre to Crete bus services, operated by Firenze Lines, depart from La Spezia FS station.
Cinque Terre to Crete bus services, operated by Firenze Lines, arrive at Tirana station.
There are 3031+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Cinque Terre, Italy and Crete, Greece?
You can take a train from Corniglia to Heraklion Port via La Spezia Centrale, La Spezia FS, Tirana, Asllan Rusi, Terminal D, and Tirana in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa S. Rossore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- [email protected]
- Website
- rucitours.com
Busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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