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How to get fromCrete to Romaniaby plane, car ferry, train, bus, busferry, car, night train or ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Romania by plane, car ferry, train, bus, busferry, car, night train, or ferry

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  1. Fly to Bucharest Otopeni

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    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane HER - OTP
    4h 38m
    $58–343

  2. Car ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain train Ic
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus bus
    25h 37m
    $180–226

  3. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus bus Simeonidis
    27h 53m
    $145–204

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port of Piraeus to Bucharestcar car
    21h 38m
    $334–454

  5. Fly to Cluj-Napoca

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane HER - CLJ
    4h 20m
    $110–353

  6. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Athens to Rusebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bucharest Horoscop Hotelbus bus
    30h 10m
    $142–265

  7. Bus and ferry, train, drive, night train

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain train Re
    3. Drive from Rodopolis to Petrichcar car
    4. Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain train
    5. Take the train from Sofia to Stara Zagoratrain train
    6. Take the night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharestnighttrain night train
    34h 3m
    $133–198

  8. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry ferry Abs / ...
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus Port Astiggos to București, Autogara Militaribus bus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3670
    34h 35m
    $95–155

Crete to Romania by ferry and bus

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration34h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$95Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Romania?

Ulendo Airlink, Wizz Air, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily.

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