There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Apulia by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport, train
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane HER - NAP
- Take the train from Caserta to Foggiatrain
8h 26m€70–265Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
23h 57mBus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Patrabusferry
- Take the carferry from Patras to Samicarferry
- Take the carferry from Sami to Port of Baricarferry
39h 57m€201–268Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus and ferry
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane HER - TIA
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
10h 26mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ioannina National Airport, bus, bus and ferry
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane HER - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
13h 32mFly Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus and ferry
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane CHQ - TIA
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
12h 49mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane HER - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Materabus
5h 52m€73–207Fly Chania International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane CHQ - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Materabus
6h 15m€85–305Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Bari Centraletrain Fr / ...
27h 12mBus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
30h 53m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naples Airport (NAP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Apulia is to fly and bus which costs €70 - €210 and takes 5h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Apulia is to fly and bus which takes 5h 52m and costs €70 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Apulia. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Bari Porto via Tirana and Durrës. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 53m.
The distance between Crete and Apulia is 1319 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Apulia without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 23h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Crete to Apulia, including transfers.
Crete to Apulia bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Apulia bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Apulia is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 1:32 PM in Crete and 12:32 PM in Apulia.
There are 4445+ hotels available in Apulia.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Apulia, Italy?
You can take a vehicle from Heraklion Port to Bari Porto via Tirana, Tirana, Durrës, and Durrës in around 30h 53m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Caserta to Foggia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Caserta to Foggia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Chania to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 210 94 99 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Levante Ferries
Car ferry from Patras to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- Levante Ferries
- Passenger
- €14
- Car
- €50
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
Car ferry from Sami to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
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