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
8h 5m€100–370Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane OLB - HER
4h 31m€94–182Car ferry, train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry 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€267–407Fly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane OLB - CHQ
5h 45m€110–285Ferry, train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livornoferry
- 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 car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
2d 3hFerry, bus, bus and ferry via Athens
- Take the ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livornoferry
- Take the bus from Pisa to Bolognabus
- Take the busferry from Bologna Centrale to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 9h€284–415Ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livornoferry
- 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 10hFerry, train, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livornoferry
- 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 17h
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 €90 - €190 and takes 4h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Olbia to Crete is to fly which takes 4h 31m and costs €90 - €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 - €410.
It takes approximately 8h 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 14h 5m and has one stopover.
Crete is 1h ahead of Olbia. It is currently 5:20 AM in Olbia and 6:20 AM in Crete.
Aeroitalia, Sky Express, Aegean Airlines and three other airlines offer flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport Airport to Sitia Airport Airport.
There are 3123+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Olbia, Italy and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, and four other airlines fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Sitia Airport (JSH) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Palermo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
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
- €90–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–140
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–140
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–140
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Chania International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Bari, Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Palermo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- 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, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- 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
- €21–35
- 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
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Pisa to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Livorno to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Bologna Centrale to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- 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
- +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
- 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
- €4
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- 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
- €3–6
- 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
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- 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.com
Car ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–100
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Only Passenger
- €70
- with added vehicle
- €100
Ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- hellenicseaways.gr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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