There are 9 ways to get from Reggio Calabria to Crete by ferry, train, plane, busferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
best- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CTA - CHQ
11h 29m€119–317Ferry, train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CTA - HER
7h 15m€73–229Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria Lido to Amanteatrain Re
- Take the train from Amantea to Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
33h 28mFly Reggio Calabria Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane REG - CHQ
9h 4m€118–472Fly Reggio Calabria Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane REG - JSH
20h 29m€172–602Fly Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane REG - HER
9h 55m€122–434Bus and ferry, bus via Ioánnina
- Take the busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
39h 16mBus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
40h 47mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Lushnjëbusferry
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
46h 57m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Reggio Calabria to Crete is to ferry and train and fly which costs €70 - €230 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Reggio Calabria to Crete is to ferry and train and fly which takes 7h 15m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Reggio Calabria to Crete. However, there are services departing from Villa San Giovanni and arriving at Heraklion via Vlore , station and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 16m.
The distance between Reggio Calabria and Crete is 977 km.
The best way to get from Reggio Calabria to Crete without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 33h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 29m to get from Reggio Calabria to Crete, including transfers.
Reggio Calabria to Crete bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, depart from Villa San Giovanni station.
Reggio Calabria to Crete bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, arrive at Vlorë station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Reggio Calabria. It is currently 9:48 PM in Reggio Calabria and 10:48 PM in Crete.
There are 2705+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Reggio Calabria, Italy and Crete, Greece?
Ryanair, easyJet, and ITA Airways fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Sitia Airport via Bologna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Sitia Airport via Milan Malpensa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Sitia Airport via Venice, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Venice, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Sitia Airport via Bologna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Sitia Airport via Venice, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Reggio Calabria Lido to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Reggio Calabria Lido to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Amantea to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- 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
- +383 38 616 161
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- [email protected]
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 671 6168
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- [email protected]
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–130
- Schedules at
- Linja të autobusëve Gjirafa
- 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
- 0923.873813
- [email protected]
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- 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
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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