There are 10 ways to get from Venice to Mátala by plane, shuttle, train, busferry, bus, car ferry, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VCE - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Irakleion Airport to Matala
8h 4mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Venice to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
- Drive from Rethymno to Mátalacar
26h 15m€500–847Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Pescara Centraletrain Fr
- Take the busferry from Francavilla Al Mare to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
- Take the taxi from Rethymno to Mátalataxi
37h 30mFly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VCE - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Matala
9h 49mTrain to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BLQ - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Irakleion Airport to Matala
8hFly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sitia Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane VCE - JSH
- Take a shuttle bus from Sitia to Irakleion Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Irakleion Airport to Matala
27h 45mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Preganziol FS to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Mátalabus
42h 42mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Venezia Mestre to Milotbus
- Take the bus from Milot to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Mátalabus
2dBus, bus and ferry via Ioánnina
- Take the bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Mátalabus
2d 2hBus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the bus from Venezia Mestre to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Mátalabus
2d 4h
Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Mátala is to drive and car ferry which costs €500 - €850 and takes 26h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Mátala is to drive and car ferry which takes 26h 15m and costs €500 - €850.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice to Mátala. However, there are services departing from Liberta' Santa Chiara and arriving at Mátala via Venezia Mestre, Milot, Tirana and Heraklion Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Venice and Mátala is 1644 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Mátala without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and car ferry and taxi which takes 37h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Venice to Mátala, including transfers.
Venice to Mátala bus services, operated by Aleks Viaggi, depart from Venezia Mestre station.
Venice to Mátala bus services, operated by Aleks Viaggi, arrive at Milot station.
Mátala is 1h ahead of Venice. It is currently 6:11 PM in Venice and 7:11 PM in Mátala.
There are 1009+ hotels available in Mátala.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Mátala, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Venice to Mátala. However, you can take the line 5 bus to Galilei Darsena, walk to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the shuttle to Matala. Alternatively, you can take the train to Bologna Centrale, take the train to Pescara Centrale, take the train to Francavilla Al Mare, walk to Francavilla Al Mare, take the vehicle to Tirana, walk to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, take the bus to Peiraias, walk to Port of Piraeus, take the car ferry to Rethymno, then take the taxi to Mátala.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +30 697 32 04 923
- [email protected]
- Website
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Irakleion Airport to Matala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Chania Airport to Matala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Irakleion Airport to Matala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Sitia to Irakleion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Irakleion Airport to Matala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Francavilla Al Mare to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Bus from Preganziol FS to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- viaggipullmanalbania.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Bus from Heraklion Central Station to Mátala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Bus from Heraklion Central Station to Mátala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Bus from Heraklion Central Station to Mátala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Bus from Heraklion Central Station to Mátala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 209 3508
- [email protected]
Bus from Venezia Mestre to Milot
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Aleks Viaggi
- Phone
- +355 68 402 3400
- [email protected]
- Website
- group.shpresa.al
Bus from Milot to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 68 555 5775
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Milot to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- 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
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +355 692323966
- [email protected]
Bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Venezia Mestre to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Estimated price
- €75–90
Radio Taxi Vrysinas Rethymno
- Phone
- +30 2831 025000
- Website
- taxirethymno.gr
Dias Radio Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2834 023000
- Website
- radiotaxidias.gr
Arkadi Radio Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2831 022316
Ermis Radio Taxi Rethymno
- Phone
- +30 2831 072900
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