There are 8 ways to get from Ajaccio to Crete by car, plane, ferry, bus, busferry, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Figari-Sud Corse Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Drive from Ajaccio to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC)
- Fly from Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)FSC - HER
8h 32m€138–456Fly Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)AJA - HER
9h 46m€128–434Ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Sofia
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
2d 10h€215–379Ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Take the bus from Nice Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Kavala to SyrosBsf
- Take the car ferry from Syros to Heraklion Port
3dDrive to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Drive from Ajaccio to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY)
- Fly from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)CLY - HER
9h 13m€164–534Fly Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)AJA - CHQ
10h 20m€147–489Train to Bastia - Poretta Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Aiacciu to U Ponte à a Leccia
- Fly from Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)BIA - CHQ
13h 55m€164–533Ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Take the bus from Nice to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano492
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 17h
Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ajaccio to Crete is to fly which costs €120 - €440 and takes 9h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Ajaccio to Crete is to drive and fly which takes 8h 32m and costs €130 - €460.
The distance between Ajaccio and Crete is 1671 km.
The best way to get from Ajaccio to Crete without a car is to ferry and bus and bus and ferry via Sofia which takes 2 days 10h and costs €210 - €380.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Ajaccio to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h ahead of Ajaccio. It is currently 11:29 AM in Ajaccio and 12:29 PM in Crete.
There are 902+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Ajaccio, France and Crete, Greece?
easyJet, Air Corsica, and Ryanair fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 4 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Chania International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Chania International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–800
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Chania International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Phone
- 04 95 32 80 57
- contact@cfc.corsica
- Website
- cf-corse.corsica
Train from Aiacciu to U Ponte à a Leccia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- cf-corse.corsica
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Nice Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Nice Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 692323966
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- albtrans.net
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.autobus.al/en/operator/alb___trans_sh.p.k-22
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Passenger Flex Fare
- €50–70
- Passenger & Vehicle Flex Fare
- €90–120
Ferry from Kavala to Syros
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €55–85
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €90–110
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €95–120
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €110–140
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Syros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €85–120
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €140–210
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