There are 9 ways to get from Lago di Garda to Crete by train, plane, bus, car ferry, busferry, or ferry
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Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BLQ - HER
6h 17m€86–834Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MXP - HER
7h 1m€65–244Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Peschiera Del Garda to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
38h 57m€222–446Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Brescia Solferino Bus Station to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BGY - HER
6h 35m€77–311Train to Treviso Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Peschiera Del Garda to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane TSF - CHQ
7h 9m€122–386Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BLQ - CHQ
6h 40m€82–332Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Peschiera Del Garda to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Meidlingtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
43h 55m€258–401Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Fierbus
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
47h 50m€168–300Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
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Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lago di Garda to Crete is to train and fly which costs €65 - €250 and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Lago di Garda to Crete is to train and fly which takes 6h 17m and costs €85 - €850.
No, there is no direct bus from Lago di Garda to Crete. However, there are services departing from Desenzano Garda-Sirm and arriving at Heraklion Port via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Lago di Garda and Crete is 1705 km.
The best way to get from Lago di Garda to Crete without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 38h 57m and costs €220 - €450.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Lago di Garda to Crete, including transfers.
Lago di Garda to Crete bus services, operated by Maba Viaggi, depart from Desenzano Garda-Sirm station.
Lago di Garda to Crete bus services, operated by Maba Viaggi, arrive at Tirana station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Lago di Garda. It is currently 10:51 AM in Lago di Garda and 11:51 AM in Crete.
There are 2818+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Lago di Garda, Italy and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Lago di Garda to Crete. However, you can take the train to Verona Porta Nuova, take the train to Bologna Centrale, walk to Bologna Centrale FS, take the train to Bologna Aeroporto, walk to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) 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 train from Peschiera Del Garda to Heraklion Port via Padova, Padova, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Athens, Athens, Piraeus, and Port of Piraeus in around 38h 57m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Treviso Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Treviso Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
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
- €110–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Peschiera Del Garda to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Peschiera Del Garda to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Peschiera Del Garda to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Peschiera Del Garda to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Peschiera Del Garda to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Peschiera Del Garda to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Peschiera Del Garda to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Peschiera Del Garda to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Peschiera Del Garda to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Padova to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autostradale
Bus from Brescia Solferino Bus Station to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Autostradale
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brescia Solferino Bus Station to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brescia Solferino Bus Station to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 692323966
- [email protected]
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Bus from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- viaggipullmanalbania.it
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- 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
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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