There are 7 ways to get from Sardinia to Crete by plane, car ferry, ferry, bus, busferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cagliari Elmas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CAG - HER
15h 41m€102–253Fly Alghero to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Alghero (AHO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AHO - HER
25h 41m€68–265Car ferry, ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Naples Beverelloferry
- Take the bus from Napoli - Porto Immacolatella to Bari Portobus
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsaferry Asf
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
2d 7h€223–384Train, ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cagliari to Porto Torres M.Matrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Porto Torres to Port of Toulonferry
- Take the bus from Toulon to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
3d 5h€423–708Fly Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane OLB - HER
15h 32m€102–207Fly Cagliari Elmas Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CAG - CHQ
8h 15m€133–311Fly Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane OLB - JSH
19h 56m€96–395
Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sardinia to Crete is to fly which costs €100 - €210 and takes 15h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Sardinia to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs €130 - €320.
The distance between Sardinia and Crete is 1496 km.
The best way to get from Sardinia to Crete without a car is to car ferry and ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 7h and costs €220 - €390.
It takes approximately 15h 41m to get from Sardinia to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h ahead of Sardinia. It is currently 8:06 PM in Sardinia and 9:06 PM in Crete.
There are 2709+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Sardinia, Italy and Crete, Greece?
Ryanair and Volotea fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 6 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–250
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–250
Flights from Alghero to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Alghero to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Florence, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Florence, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Alghero to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Alghero to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cagliari to Porto Torres M.Ma
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Napoli - Porto Immacolatella to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Toulon to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Naples Beverello
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Porto Torres to Port of Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
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