There are 10 ways to get from Rijeka to Crete by shuttle, plane, bus, car ferry, train, 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.
Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take a shuttle bus from Rijeka to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ZAG - HER
9h 27m€289–700Fly Rijeka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane RJK - HER
8h 21m€111–358Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagrebbus 972 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
35h 32m€213–510Bus, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LJU - HER
9h 24m€343–851Shuttle to Treviso Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Rijeka to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane TSF - CHQ
9h 25m€183–967Bus, shuttle to Graz Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GRZ - HER
9h 34m€518–1,401Bus, train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BLQ - HER
10h 11m€168–975Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
36h 10m€169–225Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
44h 45m€159–307Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
45h 30m
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rijeka to Crete is to bus and bus and ferry via Thessaloníki which costs €160 - €230 and takes 36h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Rijeka to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs €110 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Rijeka to Crete. However, there are services departing from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Heraklion via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 10m.
The distance between Rijeka and Crete is 1560 km.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Crete without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 35h 32m and costs €210 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 27m to get from Rijeka to Crete, including transfers.
Rijeka to Crete bus services, operated by Hafet Tours, depart from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Rijeka to Crete bus services, operated by Hafet Tours, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Rijeka. It is currently 10:48 AM in Rijeka and 11:48 AM in Crete.
There are 3112+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Rijeka, Croatia and Crete, Greece?
Eurowings, Corendon Airlines, and Wizz Air fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Ljubljana to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Treviso Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Treviso Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Graz Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Graz Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Ljubljana to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Ljubljana to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €200–360
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €12–19
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Rijeka to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–370
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €204
Shuttle from Rijeka to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €96–700
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €96
- Private
- €223
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €340–900
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €802
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–8
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–55
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- [email protected]
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- [email protected]
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- [email protected]
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +386 41520943
- [email protected]
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- [email protected]
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- 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
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- [email protected]
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €64
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- viaggipullmanalbania.it
- Phone
- +355 692323966
- [email protected]
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €59
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- +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
- €120–310
- 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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