There are 9 ways to get from Reggio Calabria to Crete by plane, train, busferry, bus, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane REG - HER
7h 15m€102–254Ferry, 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 22m€76–214Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria C.Le 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
34h 52mFerry, train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- 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
9h 20m€87–272Fly Reggio Calabria Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane REG - CHQ
9h 54m€94–362Train to Naples Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Napoli Centraletrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NAP - HER
9h 14m€104–320Bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the busferry from Villa San Giovanni to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
37h 55mBus 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 Abs / ...
40h 45mBus 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 55m
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reggio Calabria to Crete is to ferry and train and fly which costs €75 - €220 and takes 7h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Reggio Calabria to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 15m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Reggio Calabria to Crete. However, there are services departing from Villa San Giovanni and arriving at Heraklion Port via Lushnjë and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 55m.
The distance between Reggio Calabria and Crete is 908 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 34h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 15m 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 Lushnjë station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Reggio Calabria. It is currently 6:52 PM in Reggio Calabria and 7:52 PM in Crete.
There are 3124+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Reggio Calabria, Italy and Crete, Greece?
ITA Airways, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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 Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- 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.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- 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
- 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
- +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
- €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
- €121
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- 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
- 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
- +30 210 710 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 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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