There are 10 ways to get from Moscow to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VKO - HER
10h 44m€143–654Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SVO - HER
9h 20m€101–307Train, 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€285–514Drive, 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€701–1,158Fly Domodedovo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DME - HER
10h 48m€105–508Fly Zhukovsky International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ZIA - HER
14h 32m€105–507Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane SVO - JSH
15h 48m€125–386Bus, 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 23h€240–462Bus, 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 Hsw
3d 10h€281–721Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Kiyevsky Railway Terminal to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa to Marmarisbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry
4d 8h€271–439
Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) 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 - €310 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Crete is to fly which takes 9h 20m and costs €100 - €310.
The distance between Moscow and Crete is 2470 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 €280 - €550.
It takes approximately 10h 44m to get from Moscow to Crete, including transfers.
There are 2906+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Crete, Greece?
Flyone, Azimuth, and two other airlines fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sochi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul, Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sitia Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sitia Airport via Erevan, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sitia Airport via Erevan, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,500
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,500
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tbilisi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Website
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Website
- 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
- €45–110
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €80–110
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €170–240
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €45–60
- 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
- €45–100
- 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
- €50–100
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €210–300
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €50–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €70–100
- 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 246530
- 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
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- 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
- €60–160
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- 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
- €40–200
- 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 Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €91
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 600 00 10
- info@efetur.com.tr
- Website
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €52
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- seadreams.gr
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
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