There are 10 ways to get from Slovenia to Heraklion by plane, bus, car ferry, car, shuttle, busferry, train, 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.
Fly from Ljubljana
best- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LJU - HER
6h 29m€126–270Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb Airportbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ZAG - HER
8h 1m€98–476Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
33h 43m€243–469Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Maribor to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
24h 8m€401–715Bus to Graz Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz Airportbus
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GRZ - HER
5h 17m€169–456Bus to Klagenfurt Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj to Klagenfurt Flughafenbus
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane KLU - HER
7h 36m€190–639Shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VIE - HER
7h 21m€107–270Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
35h 50mTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Maribor to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain 351
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
43h 7m€240–356Bus, bus and ferry via Dubrovnik
- Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus 885
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
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Slovenia to Heraklion by train, tram, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Slovenia to Heraklion is to shuttle and fly which costs €100 - €270 and takes 7h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Slovenia to Heraklion is to bus and fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €160 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Slovenia to Heraklion. However, there are services departing from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja and arriving at Heraklion via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 50m.
The distance between Slovenia and Heraklion is 1521 km.
The best way to get from Slovenia to Heraklion without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 33h 43m and costs €240 - €470.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Slovenia to Heraklion, including transfers.
Slovenia to Heraklion bus services, operated by Vardar Tours, depart from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja station.
Slovenia to Heraklion bus services, operated by Vardar Tours, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Heraklion is 1h ahead of Slovenia. It is currently 6:15 PM in Slovenia and 7:15 PM in Heraklion.
There are 3114+ hotels available in Heraklion.
What companies run services between Slovenia and Heraklion, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Air Serbia, and five other airlines fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a day.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
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 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
- €70–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- 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
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- 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
- €70–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Ljubljana to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–360
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Maribor to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +381 637513988
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €62
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €121
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–300
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
Bus from Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €98
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
- Phone
- +389 2 261 1758
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
- +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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Maribor bus station to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- [email protected]
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €64
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- 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
- +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
- €120–310
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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