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How to get fromVenice to Creteby plane, bus, car ferry, busferry, or train

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There are 9 ways to get from Venice to Crete by plane, bus, car ferry, busferry, or train

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  1. Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane VCE - HER
    6h 32m
    €88–222

  2. Fly Treviso Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane TSF - HER
    6h 48m
    €67–314

  3. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Venezia, Piazzale Roma 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 36m
    €208–416

  4. Car ferry, bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry car ferry
    2. Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Chania to Heraklionbus bus
    2d 3h
    €253–331

  5. Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane VCE - CHQ
    8h 6m
    €104–330

  6. Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane BLQ - HER
    6h 27m
    €80–289

  7. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Wien Meidlingtrain train Rjx / ...
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain train Ic
    3. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    41h 47m
    €245–367

  8. Bus, bus and ferry via Tirana

    1. Take the bus from Venezia Mestre to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    45h 18m

  9. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Venezia Mestre to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 1h

Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar20Weekly Planes
Duration4h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€52Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,580.3 km
  • Duration: 6h 32m

What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Crete, Greece?

Aegean Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.

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