There are 9 ways to get from Heraklion to Ohrid by plane, car ferry, car, train, bus, busferry, or shuttle
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ohrid Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane HER - OHD
8h 45m$111–404Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane HER - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana to Ohridbus
9h 2m$82–202Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Ohridcar
15h 12m$263–536Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Larisa to Pogradecbus
19h 5mBus and ferry, bus via Ioánnina
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ohridbus
26h 37mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane HER - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Florinatrain
- Take the bus from Bitola to Ohridbus
9h 40m$99–206Private transfer to Chania International Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion to Chania - Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane CHQ - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana to Ohridbus
12h 5m$221–482Car ferry, train, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the train from Athens to Platytrain Ic
- Take the train from Platy to Florinatrain Re
- Drive from Florina to Ohridcar
19h 27m$235–535Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
27h 43m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Ohrid Airport (OHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heraklion to Ohrid is to fly and bus which costs $80 - $210 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Heraklion to Ohrid is to fly which takes 8h 45m and costs $110 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Heraklion to Ohrid. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Ohrid via Ioannina and Vlorë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 37m.
The distance between Heraklion and Ohrid is 774 km.
The best way to get from Heraklion to Ohrid without a car is to bus and ferry and bus via Ioánnina which takes 26h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Heraklion to Ohrid, including transfers.
Heraklion to Ohrid bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Heraklion to Ohrid bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Ohrid is 1h behind Heraklion. It is currently 5:39 AM in Heraklion and 4:39 AM in Ohrid.
There are 1886+ hotels available in Ohrid.
What companies run services between Heraklion, Greece and Ohrid, North Macedonia?
Ulendo Airlink, Comlux, and five other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Ohrid Airport (OHD) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- 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
- $75–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–150
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–150
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,800
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,800
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ohrid Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–380
Flights from Chania International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ohrid Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ohrid Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Florina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Athens to Platy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Platy to Florina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- [email protected]
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Larisa to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Vlorë to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Tirana to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Tirana to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +389 70 212 106
- [email protected]
- Website
- senadtours.com
Bus from Vlorë to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Tirana to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- 033/273-551
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtoatom.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Heraklion to Chania - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- Car (4 passengers)
- $150–210
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- $240–260
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- $260–290
- 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
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- [email protected]
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- 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
- $140–360
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–360
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–230
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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