There are 9 ways to get from Moldova to Crete by plane, bus, car ferry, train, ferry, night train, car, 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 to Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane RMO - JSH
15h 13m€60–301Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Chişinău Centru to Vama Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Piraeusbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
36h 41m€219–471Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain 461
- Take the bus from Ruse to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
47h 15m€148–270Train, night train, drive, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain
- Drive from Petrich to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
47h 16m€141–206Fly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane RMO - CHQ
7h 43m€107–361Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane RMO - HER
4h 44m€66–232Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Focșanibus
- Take the bus from Focșani to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
36h 57mBus, car ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Chişinău to Bucharest Gara de nordbus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Thessaloniki train stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Pireausbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
41h 4m€106–306Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chișinău to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
27h 54m€411–753
Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Sitia Airport (JSH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moldova to Crete is to fly which costs €65 - €240 and takes 4h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Moldova to Crete is to fly which takes 4h 44m and costs €65 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Moldova to Crete. However, there are services departing from bd. Decebal and arriving at Heraklion via Chisinau Airport, Focșani, Bucharest and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 57m.
The distance between Moldova and Crete is 1335 km.
The best way to get from Moldova to Crete without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 36h 41m and costs €210 - €480.
It takes approximately 15h 13m to get from Moldova to Crete, including transfers.
Moldova to Crete bus services, operated by GAL TRANS, depart from Chisinau Airport station.
Moldova to Crete bus services, operated by GAL TRANS, arrive at Focșani station.
There are 2839+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Moldova and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, and four other airlines fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Sitia Airport (JSH) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Sitia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Sitia Airport via Sofia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rhodes, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Chania International Airport via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Sitia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–26
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–9
- 1st Class
- €8–10
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–13
Train from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–7
- 1st Class
- €6–9
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Centru to Vama Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Ruse to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Focșani
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- 0757 567 066
- ceztrans@yahoo.com
- Website
- ceztrans.ro
Bus from Focșani to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ceztrans.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Chişinău to Bucharest Gara de nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Pireaus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–45
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0419 7400
- info@anek.gr
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €35–60
- Airplane-type seats
- €40–60
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €100–150
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