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

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There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Sofia by car ferry, train, bus, busferry, ferry, car, or plane

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  1. Car ferry, train, bus

    best
    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 Monastiriou to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    20h 10m
    $259–622

  2. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane HER - SOF
    4h 35m
    $87–212

  3. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 80
    21h 45m
    $112–148

  4. Car ferry, ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Syroscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Syros to Kavalaferry ferry Bsf
    3. Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofiabus bus
    34h 48m
    $319–784

  5. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port of Piraeus to Sofiacar car
    16h 31m
    $364–784

  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 Sofiabus bus
    24h 25m
    $127–245

  7. Bus and ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Serrestrain train Re
    3. Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus bus
    4. Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain train
    24h 57m
    $115–157

  8. Fly from Sitia Airport

    1. Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane JSH - SOF
    15h 23m
    $514–734

  9. Fly from Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CHQ - SOF
    4h 58m
    $112–284

Sitia Airport (JSH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar6Weekly Planes
Duration18h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket$61Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Sofia, Bulgaria?

Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 6 times a week.

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