There are 8 ways to get from Olbia to Crete by plane, car ferry, train, bus, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane OLB - JSH
10h 5m€95–390Car ferry, train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livornocarferry
- Take the train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d€269–395Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane OLB - HER
4h 31m€99–183Fly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane OLB - CHQ
5h 35m€132–316Car ferry, train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livornocarferry
- Take the train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the busferry from Firenze to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
2d 2hCar ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livornocarferry
- Take the bus from Livorno to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Kavajëbusferry
- Take the bus from Kavajë to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 9hCar ferry, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the carferry from Olbia Porto Isola Bianca to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the busferry from Genova Piazza Principe to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
2d 15hCar ferry, train, bus and ferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livornocarferry
- Take the train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the busferry from Firenze Autostazione to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 16h
Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Sitia Airport (JSH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Olbia to Crete is to fly which costs €95 - €190 and takes 4h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Olbia to Crete is to fly which takes 4h 31m and costs €95 - €190.
The distance between Olbia and Crete is 1580 km.
The best way to get from Olbia to Crete without a car is to car ferry and train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 0h and costs €260 - €400.
It takes approximately 10h 5m to fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Sitia Airport (JSH), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport Airport to Sitia Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 15h 10m and has one stopover.
Crete is 1h ahead of Olbia. It is currently 7:36 AM in Olbia and 8:36 AM in Crete.
Aeroitalia, Volotea, easyJet and two other airlines offer flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport Airport to Sitia Airport Airport.
There are 3117+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Olbia, Italy and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, and three other airlines fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Sitia Airport (JSH) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Palermo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Palermo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- 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
- +30 210 8215414
- [email protected]
- Website
- rucitours.com
Busferry from Firenze to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Livorno to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- [email protected]
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Schedules at
- Linja të autobusëve Gjirafa
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- [email protected]
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 68 402 3400
- [email protected]
- Website
- group.shpresa.al
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- group.shpresa.al
- Phone
- +355 69 671 6168
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- 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
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Genova Piazza Principe to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Firenze Autostazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–100
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Only Passenger
- €70
- with added vehicle
- €100
Car ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–100
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Only Passenger
- €70
- with added vehicle
- €100
Car ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–100
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Only Passenger
- €70
- with added vehicle
- €100
Car ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–100
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Only Passenger
- €70
- with added vehicle
- €100
- 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
- €120–310
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Olbia Porto Isola Bianca to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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