There are 6 ways to get from Crete to Olbia by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, 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.
Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane HER - OLB
6h 17m€91–181Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
- Take the bus from Rome Termini Piazza Indipendenza to Port of Civitavecchiabus
- Take the ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Olbiaferry
38h 31mFly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane CHQ - OLB
7h€108–289Bus and ferry, bus, ferry via Ioánnina
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
- Take the bus from Rome Termini Piazza Indipendenza to Port of Civitavecchiabus
- Take the ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Olbiaferry
44h 23mBus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kavajëbus
- Take the busferry from Kavajë to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
- Take the bus from Rome Termini Piazza Indipendenza to Port of Civitavecchiabus
- Take the ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Olbiaferry
45h 19mBus and ferry, bus, ferry #2
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Anagninabusferry
- Take the bus from ROMA | Capolinea Cornelia # f1 to CIVITAVECCHIA | Via Braccianese Via Gondar # f278bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Olbiaferry
2d 7h
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Olbia is to fly which costs €90 - €190 and takes 6h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Olbia is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs €90 - €190.
The distance between Crete and Olbia is 1502 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Olbia without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry and ferry which takes 38h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Crete to Olbia, including transfers.
Olbia is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 12:39 AM in Crete and 11:39 PM in Olbia.
There are 5252+ hotels available in Olbia.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Olbia, Italy?
easyJet, Aegean Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–140
Flights from Chania International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- 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
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Kavajë to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- (+39) 06 5916826
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitbusshuttle.com
Bus from Rome Termini Piazza Indipendenza to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.sitbusshuttle.com/en/
- Website
- https://www.sitbusshuttle.com/
Bus from Rome Termini Piazza Indipendenza to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.sitbusshuttle.com/en/
- Website
- https://www.sitbusshuttle.com/
Bus from Rome Termini Piazza Indipendenza to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.sitbusshuttle.com/en/
- Website
- https://www.sitbusshuttle.com/
- 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 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- [email protected]
- Website
- rucitours.com
Busferry from Vlorë to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- [email protected]
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 68 402 3400
- [email protected]
- Website
- group.shpresa.al
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- group.shpresa.al
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- [email protected]
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 671 6168
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Tirana to Anagnina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- 800 174 471
- Website
- servizi.cotralspa.it
Bus from ROMA | Capolinea Cornelia # f1 to CIVITAVECCHIA | Via Braccianese Via Gondar # f278
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- servizi.cotralspa.it
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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