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

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  1. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Varna Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane HER - VAR
    6h 29m
    $176–496

  2. Bus and ferry, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus bus
    28h 33m
    $101–164

  3. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port of Piraeus to Varnacar car
    21h 34m
    $345–455

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

    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 Varnashuttle bus
    8h 27m
    $311–611

  5. Fly Chania International Airport to Varna Airport

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane CHQ - VAR
    7h 37m
    $187–569

  6. Fly Sitia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane JSH - OTP
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varnashuttle bus
    8h 50m
    $296–608

  7. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul, bus

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane HER - IST
    2. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Silivri Otogarbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Silivri to Varnabus bus
    13h 57m
    $103–310

  8. Car ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Athens Chiou to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus bus
    3. Take the train from Plovdiv to Varnatrain train
    29h 30m
    $180–214

  9. Ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry ferry Abs / ...
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Stara Zagora to Varnatrain train
    32h 16m
    $117–179

  10. Bus and ferry, train, drive

    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 Sever to Varnatrain train
    32h 58m
    $113–164

  11. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus Port Astiggos to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Ruse to Varnabus bus
    35h 25m
    $107–261

Crete to Varna by ferry, foot, bus, and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration32h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket$117Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Varna, Bulgaria?

Bulgaria Air, Ryanair, and Austrian Airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Varna Airport (VAR) twice a week.

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