There are 12 ways to get from Koper to Crete by shuttle, plane, bus, car ferry, train, busferry, or ferry
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Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VCE - HER
9h 58m€110–804Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Koper to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
36h 36m€264–485Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airportbus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane TRS - HER
10h 26m€135–339Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VCE - CHQ
10h 12m€126–852Shuttle to Treviso Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane TSF - CHQ
8h 46m€116–892Shuttle, shuttle to Graz Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GRZ - HER
8h 27m€333–539Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BLQ - HER
9h 20m€115–750Shuttle, shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VIE - CHQ
11h 28m€434–717Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
38h 35m€186–240Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Koper to Ljubljanatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
40h 29m€216–275Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Fierbus
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
42h 10m€165–276Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
44h 39m
Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Crete is to bus and ferry which costs €160 - €280 and takes 42h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Crete is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 27m and costs €330 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Koper to Crete. However, there are services departing from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja and arriving at Heraklion via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 35m.
The distance between Koper and Crete is 1765 km.
The best way to get from Koper to Crete without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 36h 36m and costs €260 - €490.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Koper to Crete, including transfers.
Koper to Crete bus services, operated by Hisar Turizam, depart from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja station.
Koper to Crete bus services, operated by Hisar Turizam, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Koper. It is currently 11:10 PM in Koper and 12:10 AM in Crete.
There are 3049+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Koper to Crete. However, you can take the bus to Portorož, walk to Portorož, take the shuttle to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia, walk to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Koper to Heraklion Port via Ljubljana AP, Ljubljana, Sofia Central Bus Station, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Piraeus Port Akti Kondili, and Port of Piraeus in around 36h 36m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
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 Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–600
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €27
- Private
- €155
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–600
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €27
- Private
- €155
Shuttle from Portorož to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–600
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €27
- Private
- €155
- 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
- €130–330
- Website
- Seajets
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