There are 9 ways to get from Craiova to Crete by bus, plane, train, car ferry, ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Craiova Benzinaria Petrom to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane OTP - HER
7h 6m€66–200Train, bus, car ferry via Sofia
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the bus from Vidin to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
31h 40mTrain, bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the bus from Vidin to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Mykonosferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
41h 47mFly Craiova Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CRA - CHQ
5h 47m€83–387Fly Craiova Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CRA - HER
2h 14m€117–348Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Craiova Benzinaria Petrom to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane OTP - CHQ
7h 35m€127–359Train, bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the bus from Vidin bus station to Sofiabus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SOF - HER
12h 43m€105–223Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Thessaloniki train stationbus 983
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
33h 20m€127–209Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Craiova to Videletrain
- Take the train from Videle to Rusetrain 461
- Take the bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
33h 50m€215–424
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Craiova to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €65 - €200 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Craiova to Crete is to fly which takes 2h 14m and costs €110 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Craiova to Crete. However, there are services departing from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord and arriving at Heraklion via București, Autogara Militari and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 20m.
The distance between Craiova and Crete is 1270 km.
The best way to get from Craiova to Crete without a car is to train and bus and car ferry via Sofia which takes 31h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Craiova to Crete, including transfers.
Craiova to Crete bus services, operated by Antares Transport, depart from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord station.
Craiova to Crete bus services, operated by Antares Transport, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
There are 2001+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Craiova, Romania and Crete, Greece?
Ulendo Airlink, Sky Express, and Aegean Airlines fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Craiova Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Craiova Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Craiova Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Videle to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Craiova to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–8
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +4-021-312.03.45
- Website
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Craiova Benzinaria Petrom to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 02/813 33 98
- aleksiev_91_vd@abv.bg
- Website
- aleksiev-91.com
Bus from Vidin to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleksiev-91.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Vidin bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0250.730.333
- rezervari@antares-transport.ro
- Website
- antares-transport.ro
Bus from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Schedules at
- antarestransport.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- anek@anek.gr
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://www.anek.gr/en-gb
- Economy
- €35–60
- Airplane-type seats
- €40–60
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €100–150
Ferry from Kavala to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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