There are 8 ways to get from Cinque Terre to Crete by train, plane, busferry, bus, or ferry
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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
6h 41m€86–404Train, 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
9h 51m€58–235Train, 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
8h 24m€73–825Train, 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
18h 3m€107–473Train, 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 7m€100–312Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centraletrain Ic
- 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 1hBus 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 €55 - €240 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Cinque Terre to Crete is to train and fly which takes 6h 41m and costs €85 - €410.
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 6h 41m 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 3112+ 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
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sitia Airport via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–440
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–140
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Levanto to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Levanto to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- [email protected]
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Pisa to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from La Spezia FS to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- 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 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- hellenicseaways.gr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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