There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Nice by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane JSH - NCE
18h 3m€100–310Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane HER - NCE
7h 20m€96–241Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Genova Piazza della Vittoriabusferry
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Ventimigliatrain Re
39h 48mFly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane CHQ - NCE
5h 58m€98–299Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
- Take the train from Roma Ostiense to Ventimigliatrain Ic
46h 4mBus and ferry, bus via Ioánnina
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Genoabusferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Nice Airportbus 798 / ...
2d 2hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kavajëbus
- Take the busferry from Kavajë to Ventimigliabusferry
2d 6h
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Nice is to fly which costs €95 - €250 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Nice is to fly which takes 5h 58m and costs €95 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Nice. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Nice Airport via Ioannina, Vlorë, Fiume/Xx Settembre and Genoa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Crete and Nice is 1878 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Nice without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 39h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 18h 3m to get from Crete to Nice, including transfers.
Crete to Nice bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Nice bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Nice is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 10:47 PM in Crete and 9:47 PM in Nice.
There are 13858+ hotels available in Nice.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Nice, France?
Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Sitia Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Alexandroupolis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Chania International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Sitia Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Alexandroupolis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €104–108
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Ostiense to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Genova Piazza della Vittoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- info@rucitours.com
- Website
- rucitours.com
Busferry from Vlorë to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 68 402 3400
- info@shpresa.al
- Website
- group.shpresa.al
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- group.shpresa.al
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- basharodolf@gmail.com
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Kavajë to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
- €120–320
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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