There are 12 ways to get from Crete to Trieste by plane, shuttle, busferry, bus, train, car ferry, 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 Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane HER - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
8h 42m€291–801Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane HER - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centraletrain
8h 45m€112–745Bus and ferry, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Trieste, Autostazionebus
32h 56m€191–226Fly Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane CHQ - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
9h 40m€308–849Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Graz Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane HER - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Trieste Centrale
8h 5m€451–1,171Fly Chania International Airport to Treviso Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane CHQ - TSF
- Take the train from Treviso Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain
8h 27m€116–343Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane HER - TRS
7h 45m€134–348Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vienna International Airport, train, shuttle
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane HER - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbftrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Trieste Centrale
11h 23m€328–886Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Trieste Piazza Libertàbus
35h 43mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Trieste, Autostazionebus
40h 26mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Hsw
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Vlorëbus
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Trieste, Autostazionebus
41h 45m€171–270Bus and ferry, bus #2
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Trieste, Autostazionebus
44h 30m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Trieste is to ferry and bus which costs €170 - €270 and takes 41h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Trieste is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs €130 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Trieste, Autostazione via Thessaloníki and Pristina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 56m.
The distance between Crete and Trieste is 1740 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Trieste without a car is to bus and ferry and bus via Thessaloníki which takes 32h 56m and costs €190 - €230.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Crete to Trieste, including transfers.
Crete to Trieste bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Trieste bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Trieste is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 12:36 AM in Crete and 11:36 PM in Trieste.
There are 3682+ hotels available in Trieste.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Trieste, Italy?
Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from Chania International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from Chania International Airport to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Treviso Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Treviso Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €340–900
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €802
Shuttle from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- GoOpti
- 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
- €130–330
- Website
- Seajets
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