There are 8 ways to get from Corsica to Crete by plane, ferry, bus, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bastia - Poretta Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)BIA - CHQ
7h 55m€145–497Fly Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)AJA - CHQ
9h 35m€133–448Ferry, 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 Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
2d 10h€208–395Ferry, bus, car ferry via Kavála
- 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
3dFly Bastia - Poretta Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)BIA - HER
5h 21m€164–628Fly Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)CLY - HER
7h€181–575Ferry, bus, car ferry
- 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 Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
2d 10h€303–585Ferry, 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
Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Corsica to Crete is to fly which costs €130 - €450 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Corsica to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €160 - €650.
The distance between Corsica and Crete is 1517 km.
The best way to get from Corsica to Crete without a car is to ferry and bus and bus and ferry via Sofia which takes 2 days 10h and costs €200 - €400.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Corsica to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h ahead of Corsica. It is currently 3:02 AM in Corsica and 4:02 AM in Crete.
There are 2522+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Corsica, France and Crete, Greece?
Eurowings, easyJet, and Air Corsica fly from Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 5 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Chania International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Chania International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–850
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Chania International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- 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
- €150–600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- 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
- +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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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 Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- 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
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- 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
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Syros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €85–120
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €140–210
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €70–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
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