There are 10 ways to get from Florence to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane FLR - HER
7h 4m€123–244Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- 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
5h 26m€91–721Train, bus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Napoli Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Ferraris-Circumvesuviana to Bari Portobus
- Take the busferry from Bari Porto to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
33h 15mFly Florence Peretola Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane FLR - CHQ
7h 8m€144–382Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- 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
19h 4m€95–419Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PSA - CHQ
6h 41m€112–332Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Tarantotrain Fr
- Take the busferry from Taranto Port to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
35h 19mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
38h 51m€216–270Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Firenze to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
41h 56mBus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Firenze Autostazione to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 5h
Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Crete is to train and fly which costs €90 - €750 and takes 5h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Crete is to train and fly which takes 5h 26m and costs €90 - €750.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence to Crete. However, there are services departing from Stazione Santa Maria Novella and arriving at Heraklion via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 51m.
The distance between Florence and Crete is 1526 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 33h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Florence to Crete, including transfers.
Florence to Crete bus services, operated by Hak Bus, depart from Stazione Santa Maria Novella station.
Florence to Crete bus services, operated by Hak Bus, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Florence. It is currently 9:22 AM in Florence and 10:22 AM in Crete.
There are 3058+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Crete, Greece?
Austrian Airlines, Air Dolomiti, and five other airlines fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Firenze Autostazione to Heraklion Port via Tirana, Asllan Rusi, Terminal D, and Tirana in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sitia Airport via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Ferraris-Circumvesuviana to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–320
- Website
- Seajets
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