There are 8 ways to get from Zagreb to Heraklion by plane, bus, car ferry, car, shuttle, busferry, train, or ferry
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Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ZAG - HER
7h 6m€112–214Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
32h 13m€213–425Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zagreb to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
23h 4m€390–671Fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ZAG - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
11h 40m€196–472Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
34h 35m€158–246Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Vinkovcitrain Re
- Take the train from Sid to Novi Beogradtrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
35h 5m€165–308Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Vinkovcitrain Re
- Take the bus from Vinkovci bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica (Нови Сад, Aутобуска Cтаница)bus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
40h 18m€145–389Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Prijedorbus
- Take the bus from Prijedor to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
47h 47m
Zagreb to Heraklion by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Heraklion is to fly which costs €110 - €220 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Heraklion is to fly which takes 7h 6m and costs €110 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb to Heraklion. However, there are services departing from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Heraklion via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 35m.
The distance between Zagreb and Heraklion is 1404 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Heraklion without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 32h 13m and costs €210 - €430.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Zagreb to Heraklion, including transfers.
Zagreb to Heraklion bus services, operated by Hisar Turizam, depart from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Zagreb to Heraklion bus services, operated by Hisar Turizam, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Heraklion is 1h ahead of Zagreb. It is currently 03:02 in Zagreb and 04:02 in Heraklion.
There are 2816+ hotels available in Heraklion.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Heraklion, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- 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
- €80–190
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–440
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Vinkovci
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Vinkovci
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Vinkovci
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Vinkovci
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Sid to Novi Beograd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- €4–5
- 1st Class
- €5–7
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vinkovci bus station to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica (Нови Сад, Aутобуска Cтаница)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- 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
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
- 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
- +386 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- 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
- +385 (0)98 610 311
- info@pepeks.hr
- Website
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Prijedor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
- Phone
- +387/(0)52-751-339
- toping@teol.net
- Website
- topingtrade.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Prijedor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- topingtrade.com
- Phone
- +387 53 961-714
- taglobusturist@gmail.com
- Website
- Globus Turist
Bus from Prijedor to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Globus Turist
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- MS tours
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- MS tours
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- 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
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
- hellenicseaways@hellenicseaways.gr
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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