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How to get fromBulgaria to Creteby plane, bus, busferry, ferry, car ferry, or train

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There are 9 ways to get from Bulgaria to Crete by plane, bus, busferry, ferry, car ferry, or train

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  1. Fly Sofia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane SOF - HER
    4h 29m
    €77–153

  2. Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus bus
    2. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane OTP - HER
    6h 17m
    €49–206

  3. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus bus 983 / ...
    2. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    21h 40m
    €97–155

  4. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the ferry from Kavala to Port of Piraeusferry ferry Hsw
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Hsw
    44h 42m
    €146–281

  5. Fly Sofia Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane SOF - CHQ
    5h 2m
    €58–441

  6. Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus bus
    2. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane OTP - CHQ
    6h 45m
    €100–324

  7. Bus, car ferry via Serdika

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus bus Citylines 79
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    22h 5m
    €166–386

  8. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeusbus bus
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    25h 18m
    €120–230

  9. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus bus
    3. Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain train Re
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    25h 50m
    €102–154

Sofia Airport (SOF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar13Weekly Planes
Duration3h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket€52Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 849.3 km
  • Duration: 4h 29m

What companies run services between Bulgaria and Crete, Greece?

Bulgaria Air, Aegean Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.

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