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How to get fromRijeka to Creteby plane, bus, busferry, shuttle, car ferry, or ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Rijeka to Crete by plane, bus, busferry, shuttle, car ferry, or ferry

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  1. Fly Rijeka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane RJK - HER
    15h 11m
    €140–446

  2. Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    36h 10m
    €160–249

  3. Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Rijeka to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane ZAG - HER
    9h 27m
    €286–561

  4. Bus, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus bus
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanashuttle bus
    3. Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LJU - HER
    9h 24m
    €348–644

  5. Shuttle to Treviso Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Rijeka to Treviso, Aeroportoshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane TSF - CHQ
    9h 25m
    €188–741

  6. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus bus
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    36h 11m
    €186–442

  7. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    45h 30m

  8. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Lezhëbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lezhë to Piraeusbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Hsw
    45h 40m
    €163–325

Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration17h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket€112Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,444.7 km
  • Duration: 15h 11m

What companies run services between Rijeka, Croatia and Crete, Greece?

Eurowings, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.

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