There are 6 ways to get from Crete to Sochi by plane, ferry, bus, train, 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.
Fly from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane JSH - AER
7h 54m₽10,047–44,604Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane HER - AER
7h 56m₽8,099–38,028Ferry, bus, train via Nazran
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmarisferry
- Take the bus from Marmaris to Ankarabus
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Nazran'bus
- Take the train from Nazran to Kotliarevskaiatrain
- Take the train from Kotliarevskaia to Sochitrain
2d 17h₽19,847–31,568Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane CHQ - AER
10h 39m₽12,127–54,223Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Trabzonbus
- Take the bus from Trabzon bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Sochi Bus stationbus
3d 3h₽22,485–29,429Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Rhodesferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiyeferry
- Take the bus from Fethiye bus station to Eskisehir bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Eskisehir bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochitrain
3d 3h₽21,656–43,047
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Sochi International Airport (AER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Sochi is to fly which costs RUB 8000 - RUB 38000 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Sochi is to fly which takes 7h 54m and costs RUB 10000 - RUB 45000.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Sochi station. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Sochi Bus station via Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop, İstanbul Esenler, Trabzon bus station and Krasnodar-1 Bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between Crete and Sochi is 1526 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Sochi without a car is to ferry and bus and train via Nazran which takes 2 days 17h and costs RUB 19000 - RUB 32000.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Crete to Sochi, including transfers.
Crete to Sochi bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Sochi bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Sochi, Russia?
Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and Azimuth fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Sochi International Airport (AER) once a week.
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Sitia Airport to Sochi International Airport via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–42,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Sochi International Airport via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–37,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–43,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–35,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Sochi International Airport via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–37,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–43,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Thessaloniki, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–45,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Sochi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–42,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–50,000
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Chania International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Paphos, Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–55,000
- Website
- iraero.ru
Flights from Chania International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Thessaloniki, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–45,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Nazran to Kotliarevskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽750–2,400
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽5,500–8,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽750–1,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,700–2,400
Train from Kotliarevskaia to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,900–4,200
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽9,500–14,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,900–2,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,000–4,200
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–2,900
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,500–9,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,000–1,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,000–2,900
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,400
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽950–1,400
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽800–1,200
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽750–1,100
- Book at
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–4,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,100–2,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,400–4,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,000–8,500
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Marmaris to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽1,400–1,700
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Trabzon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,900–2,400
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽1,900–2,400
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to Nazran'
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,567
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Trabzon bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Eskisehir bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–10,000
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,300–7,000
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Trabzon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–2,400
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- +7 (8652) 23 47 41
- avtovokzal26@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal26.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Sochi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–2,200
- Schedules at
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/raspisanie
- Book at
- https://regionbilet.ru/
- Website
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Fethiye bus station to Eskisehir bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Ferry from Heraklion to Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,119
- Website
- https://www.yesilmarmarislines.com/
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,189
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiye
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–12,000
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Fethiye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–15,000
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
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