There are 9 ways to get from Slovakia to Crete by bus, plane, train, busferry, or car ferry
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Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VIE - HER
5h 21m€90–235Fly Bratislava Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BTS - HER
6h 59m€74–237Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szegedtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Szeged to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
33h 43m€155–273Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VIE - CHQ
5h 55m€111–313Fly Košice International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane KSC - HER
7h 15m€87–254Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatitrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BUD - CHQ
8h 3m€99–319Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
35h 34m€256–437Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
36h 59m€185–225Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 260 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
41h 35m€144–347
Slovakia to Crete by train, bus, foot, subway, and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Slovakia to Crete is to fly which costs €85 - €260 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Slovakia to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €85 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Slovakia to Crete. However, there are services departing from Bratislava and arriving at Heraklion via Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 59m.
The distance between Slovakia and Crete is 1649 km.
The best way to get from Slovakia to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 33h 43m and costs €150 - €280.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Slovakia to Crete, including transfers.
Slovakia to Crete bus services, operated by Korona Travel, depart from Bratislava station.
Slovakia to Crete bus services, operated by Korona Travel, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Slovakia. It is currently 09:06 in Slovakia and 10:06 in Crete.
There are 2818+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Slovakia and Crete, Greece?
Ryanair, Aegean Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Košice International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- 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
- €90–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- info@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Slovak Lines
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Szeged to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- 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
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Bratislava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €105
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Bratislava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €105
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- anek@anek.gr
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €45–65
- Airplane-type seats
- €45–70
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €120–170
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