There are 10 ways to get from Heraklion to Bologna by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane HER - BLQ
4h 54m€71–801Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
31h 16mCar ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Bolognacar
28h 4m€487–829Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane HER - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
8h 2m€142–363Private transfer to Chania International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion to Chania - Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CHQ - BLQ
6h 12m€174–452Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane HER - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
8h 13m€106–259Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
37h 47mBus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bologna Centralebusferry
42h 12mBus and ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the carferry from Durrës to Port of Anconacarferry
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
45h 15mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bologna Centralebusferry
45h 43m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Heraklion to Bologna is to fly which costs €70 - €800 and takes 4h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Heraklion to Bologna is to fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €70 - €800.
No, there is no direct bus from Heraklion to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Tirana and Durrës. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 12m.
The distance between Heraklion and Bologna is 1567 km.
The best way to get from Heraklion to Bologna without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 31h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Heraklion to Bologna, including transfers.
Heraklion to Bologna bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Heraklion to Bologna bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Bologna is 1h behind Heraklion. It is currently 22:03 in Heraklion and 21:03 in Bologna.
There are 3632+ hotels available in Bologna.
What companies run services between Heraklion, Greece and Bologna, Italy?
Ryanair and Aegean Airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Heraklion Port to Bologna Centrale via Tirana, Tirana, Durrës, and Durrës in around 42h 12m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Florence Peretola Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Heraklion to Chania - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–190
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €230–250
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Busferry from Durrës to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €117
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Ioannina to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- viaggipullmanalbania.it
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–161
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- €95
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- €125
- Inner cabin 2 beds
- €145
- Car
- €130
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