There are 11 ways to get from Crete to Kyiv by plane, bus, busferry, car ferry, train, ferry, or car
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Chișinău International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane HER - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
13h 28m₴6,672–16,601Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Veliko Tarnovobus 983
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus
2d 1h₴9,130–12,724Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Rzeszówbus
- Take the train from Rzeszow Glowny to Przemysl Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyitrain Mp
2d 2h₴15,129–31,768Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain 402
- Take the train from Chisinau to Kyiv-Pas.train 352
2d 12h₴9,930–14,324Fly Chania International Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane CHQ - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
15h 26m₴8,591–24,123Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Iași International Airport, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane HER - IAS
- Take the bus from Iasi Airport to Bălțibus
- Take the bus from Bălți Gas Station to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
15h 46mFly Chania International Airport to Iași International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane CHQ - IAS
- Take the bus from Iasi Airport to Bălțibus
- Take the bus from Bălți Gas Station to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
17h 34mFly Sitia Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane JSH - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
13h 11m₴10,919–27,325Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus
2d 5h₴9,065–15,891Ferry, bus via Marmaris
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Marmarisferry
- Take the bus from Marmaris bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Kyiv Bus stationbus
2d 7h₴9,731–16,475Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Mykonoscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Rafinacarferry
- Drive from Port of Rafina to Kyivcar
35h 7m₴26,713–47,749
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Crete to Kyiv is to fly and bus which costs 6 500 ₴ - 17 000 ₴ and takes 13h 28m.
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The fastest way to get from Crete to Kyiv is to fly and bus which takes 13h 11m and costs 10 000 ₴ - 28 000 ₴.
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No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Kyiv station. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Kyiv Central Bus station via Thessaloniki train station and Veliko Tarnovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
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The distance between Crete and Kyiv is 1945 km.
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The best way to get from Crete to Kyiv without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs 9 000 ₴ - 13 000 ₴.
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It takes approximately 13h 28m to get from Crete to Kyiv, including transfers.
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Crete to Kyiv bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
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Crete to Kyiv bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Kyiv, Ukraine?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Kyiv. However, you can take the line 6 bus to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport (RMO), walk to Chisinau Airport, take the bus to Mohyliv-Podilskyy, walk to Mohyliv-Podilskyi, take the bus to Vinnytsia, then take the bus to Kyiv. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Heraklion to Kyiv Central Bus station via Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki train station, and Veliko Tarnovo in around 2d 1h.
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- Website
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴3,900–6,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,700–15,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,900–15,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,900–27,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴6,500–24,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,800–30,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,900–16,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,600–15,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Iași International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₴6,000–20,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴5,000–16,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Chania International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,900–13,000
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴650–1,600
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴5,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴220–320
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴260–410
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,500–3,400
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- ₴2,500–3,400
Train from Chisinau to Kyiv-Pas.
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴2,600–3,500
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- ₴2,600–3,500
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴900–1,500
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,500–2,100
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴430–750
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,800–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Vinnytsia to Kyiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/routes
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴4,100–5,500
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Kyiv Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴3,200–4,200
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
Bus from Stara Zagora to Kyiv Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴3,300–4,300
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₴4,600–8,500
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₴2,300–3,900
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +40735123000
- office@trendbus.ro
- Website
- trendbus.ro
Bus from Iasi Airport to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- romtransexpress.autogari.ro
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Bălți Gas Station to Mohyliv-Podilskyy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴190–370
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴3,100–4,100
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴900–1,300
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,300–2,100
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Marmaris bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,165
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–2,100
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,553
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Kyiv Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴3,000–4,400
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴6,500–17,000
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴5,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Rafina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,600–7,000
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴3,300–7,500
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Heraklion to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₴3,400–8,000
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₴2,600–3,700
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- ₴2,600–3,700
- Phone
- +30 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- seadreams.gr
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,403
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
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