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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”

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    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane SOF - HER
    6h 34m
    €92–213

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coandă Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane OTP - HER
    7h 54m
    €59–167

  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
    €97–157

  4. Bus, ferry, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the ferry from Kavala to Mykonosferry ferry Bsf
    3. Take the carferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    34h 7m
    €266–611

  5. Fly Sofia Airport to Sitia Airport

    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane SOF - JSH
    15h 42m
    €96–351

  6. Fly Sofia Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane SOF - CHQ
    7h 47m
    €68–231

  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 carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    22h 5m
    €166–346

  8. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeusbus bus
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    25h 18m
    €125–250

  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 59m
    €102–154

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

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration5h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket€87Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 849.5 km
  • Duration: 6h 34m

What companies run services between Bulgaria and Crete, Greece?

Aegean Airlines, Bulgaria Air, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.

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