There are 8 ways to get from Moscow to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport
best- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SVO - HER
11h 25m€100–316Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest Ctrain
- Take the train from Terespol to Deblintrain R
- Take the train from Deblin to Rzeszow Glownytrain Ic
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 16h€278–505Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Moscow to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
44h 44m€706–1,179Fly from Domodedovo International Airport
- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DME - HER
20h 48m€174–758Fly from Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VKO - HER
10h 29m€192–804Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Iașibus
- Take the bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 21h€240–452Bus, shuttle, ferry
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Take the bus from Ruse to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
3d 10h€276–721Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Kiyevsky Railway Terminal to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Manavgatbus
- Take the bus from Manavgat to Marmarisbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry
4d 1h€280–404
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Crete is to fly which costs €100 - €320 and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Crete is to fly which takes 10h 29m and costs €190 - €850.
The distance between Moscow and Crete is 2503 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 16h and costs €270 - €550.
It takes approximately 11h 25m to get from Moscow to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h behind Moscow. It is currently 10:28 PM in Moscow and 9:28 PM in Crete.
There are 2691+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Crete, Greece?
Air Serbia, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,700
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,700
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €50–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €80–100
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €140–200
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €75–110
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €170–230
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €40–60
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Terespol to Deblin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Deblin to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kiyevsky Railway Terminal to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €230–320
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €55–80
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €65–90
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Schedules at
- siamostours.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 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- €150
- Children
- €75
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- 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
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Ruse to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Manavgat
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €97
- Schedules at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Manavgat to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- 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
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- 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 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- seadreams.gr
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
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