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

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There are 11 ways to get from Crete to Transylvania by plane, bus, car ferry, train, busferry, car, night train, shuttle, or ferry

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  1. Fly Chania International Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane CHQ - CLJ
    2. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    11h 45m
    $143–338

  2. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cluj-Napoca, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane plane HER - CLJ
    2. Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus bus
    8h 27m
    $107–304

  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 to Sibiubus bus
    4. Take the bus from Sibiu to Unghenibus bus
    33h 31m
    $229–302

  4. 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
    7. Take the train from Bucharest to Târgu Mureştrain train
    43h 50m
    $200–277

  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 Transylvaniacar car
    26h 47m
    $386–526

  6. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane HER - OTP
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasovshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureșbus bus
    12h 6m

  7. Fly Chania International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane CHQ - OTP
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasovshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Braşov to Târgu Mureșbus bus
    12h 34m

  8. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Sibiu, bus

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane plane HER - SBZ
    2. Take the bus from Sibiu to Unghenibus bus
    9h 18m
    $159–466

  9. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Sibiubus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sibiu to Târgu Mureșbus bus
    36h 54m
    $169–252

  10. Car ferry, bus, train

    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 to Buchurestbus bus
    4. Take the train from Bucharest to Târgu Mureştrain train
    41h 37m
    $181–310

  11. Ferry, bus, train

    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
    3. Take the train from Bucharest to Târgu Mureştrain train
    45h 44m
    $142–195

Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration5h 26mAverage Duration
Ticket$108Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Transylvania, Romania?

There is no direct connection from Crete to Transylvania. However, you can take the shuttle to Chania Airport, walk to Chania International Airport (CHQ) airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ), walk to Cluj-Napoca, take the bus to Târgu Mureş, walk to Târgu Mureș, then take the bus to Band. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Heraklion Port to Transylvania via Port of Piraeus, Piraeus, Athens, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Sibiu, and Ungheni in around 33h 31m.

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