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

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Crete to Sofia

Rome2Rio compared 8 ways to get from Crete to Sofia. The best route is Fly from Sitia Airport, a distance of 849.486 km.

  1. Fly from Sitia Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane JSH - SOF
    3h 28m
    $85–290

  2. Fly from Chania International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CHQ - SOF
    4h 38m
    $76–311

  3. 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 train station to Sofiabus bus 983
    20h 19m
    $199–457

  4. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofiabus bus 983 / ...
    21h 40m
    $112–174

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

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane HER - SOF
    4h 15m
    $91–171

  6. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 80
    24h 7m
    $101–253

  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 Ic / ...
    24h 47m
    $118–167

  8. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry ferry Hsw
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    25h 8m
    $150–252

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

Calendar5Weekly Planes
Duration2h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket$88Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 874.7 km
  • Duration: 3h 28m

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

Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 5 times a week.

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