There are 9 ways to get from Antibes to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)NCE - HER
7h 23m€105–218Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sitia Airport (JSH)NCE - JSH
17h 41m€64–307Train, bus, bus and ferry via Bologna
- Take the train from Antibes to VentimigliaC3
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Bologna CentraleIc
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
44h 37m€254–315Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Antibes to Port of Piraeus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
31h 30m€578–795Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)NCE - CHQ
5h 56m€111–357Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Antibes to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)MRS - HER
7h 46m€86–335Bus, bus and ferry
- 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 3h€166–252Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Nice Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Astiggos
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionAbs / ...
2d 6h€127–211Train, Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Antibes to VentimigliaC3
- Take the bus from Ventimiglia to Kavajë
- Take the bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 7h
Antibes to Crete by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Antibes to Crete is to fly which costs €100 - €220 and takes 7h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Antibes to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 56m and costs €110 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Antibes to Crete. However, there are services departing from Pole d Echanges and arriving at Heraklion via Nice Airport, Sofia Central Bus Station and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Antibes and Crete is 1811 km.
The best way to get from Antibes to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Bologna which takes 44h 37m and costs €250 - €320.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Antibes to Crete, including transfers.
Antibes to Crete bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Nice Airport station.
Antibes to Crete bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Antibes. It is currently 12:00 AM in Antibes and 1:00 AM in Crete.
There are 894+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Antibes, France and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, ITA Airways, and three other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Venice, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Venice, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Antibes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- Rail 1st Class
- €14–20
Train from Antibes to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- €55–85
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Antibes to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Schedules at
- hakbus.org
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- 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
- 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
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Astiggos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ventimiglia to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 40 67 522
- info@argjiro.eu
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/argjiro-shpk-bus-travel-in-albania
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 68 402 3400
- info@shpresa.al
- Website
- group.shpresa.al
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- group.shpresa.al
- 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
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €99–100
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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