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How to get fromCrete to Maltaby car ferry, bus, busferry, plane, or train

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There are 6 ways to get from Crete to Malta by car ferry, bus, busferry, plane, or train

Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.

  1. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry

    best
    1. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry bus ferry
    24h 58m

  2. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane plane HER - BRI
    5h 9m
    €82–212

  3. Bus, bus and ferry, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Chania to Patrabusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the carferry from Patras to Samicarferry car ferry
    4. Take the carferry from Sami to Port of Baricarferry car ferry
    41h 32m
    €202–269

  4. Fly from Sitia Airport

    1. Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane plane JSH - BRI
    25h 12m
    €164–448

  5. Bus and ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the train from Brindisi to Bari Centraletrain train Fr / ...
    27h 51m

  6. Bus and ferry

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry bus ferry
    32h 16m

Sitia Airport (JSH) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) flights

Calendar2Weekly Planes
Duration27h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket€67Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,260.2 km
  • Duration: 24h 58m

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Malta, Italy?

Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and Ryanair fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Heraklion Port to Malta via Tirana, Tirana, Durrës, Durrës, Bari Porto, Stazione Marittima, Q. Sella-Calefati, Garibaldi-V.Emanuele, and Colombo-Dalmazia in around 32h 16m.

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