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How to get fromLjubljana to Creteby plane, bus, car ferry, shuttle, busferry, train, or ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Ljubljana to Crete by plane, bus, car ferry, shuttle, busferry, train, or ferry

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  1. Fly Ljubljana to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LJU - HER
    6h 36m
    €144–333

  2. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Ljubljana Zmajski most to Novo mestobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus bus
    4. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    35h 19m
    €230–492

  3. Fly Ljubljana to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane LJU - CHQ
    8h 25m
    €175–411

  4. Bus to Graz Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the bus from Ljubljana to Graz Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane GRZ - HER
    6h 46m
    €354–936

  5. Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafenshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane KLU - HER
    8h 6m
    €223–755

  6. Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    36h 35m
    €195–235

  7. Bus, train, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgradbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus bus
    3. Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain train Re
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    36h 48m
    €188–237

  8. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Sofiabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    39h 12m
    €185–336

  9. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Triestebus bus 297 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    45h 35m

Ljubljana (LJU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar26Weekly Planes
Duration6h 42mAverage Duration
Ticket€108Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,535.6 km
  • Duration: 6h 36m

What companies run services between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Crete, Greece?

Aegean Airlines, Air Serbia, and five other airlines fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a day.

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