There are 12 ways to get from Nesebar to Crete by shuttle, plane, bus, car ferry, car, busferry, train, or ferry
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Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)OTP - HER
9h 9m€287–522Bus, bus to Istanbul, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the bus from Sunny Beach to Silivri
- Take the bus from Silivri Otogar to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)IST - HER
12h 29m€85–253Bus, car ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Pomorie to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
29h 28mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Nesebar to Port of Rafina
- Take the car ferry from Port of Rafina to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
20h 26mShuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take a shuttle bus from Nesebar to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)VAR - HER
9h 31m€156–410Bus, bus to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Sunny Beach Bus Station to Kırklareli Bus Station
- Take the bus from Kırklareli to Keşan
- Take the bus from Keşan to Alexandroupoli
- Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)AXD - HER
12h 9mBus, bus to Istanbul, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Sunny Beach to Silivri
- Take the bus from Silivri Otogar to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)IST - CHQ
14h 48m€136–342Bus, bus to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the bus from Sunny Beach Bus Station to Kırklareli Bus Station
- Take the bus from Kırklareli to Keşan
- Take the bus from Keşan to Alexandroupoli
- Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Sitia Airport (JSH)AXD - JSH
12h 22mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Pomorie to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
29h 31mTrain, drive, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Vladimir Pavlov to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrich
- Drive from Petrich to Rodopolis
- Take the train from Rodopolis to ThessalonikiRe
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
32h 58m€93–140Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Burgas to Veliko Turnovo
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Athens Lagoumitzi
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
34h 18m€128–282Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Burgas to Yambol
- Take the bus from Yambol Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionAbs / ...
34h 35m
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nesebar to Crete is to train and drive and bus and ferry which costs €90 - €140 and takes 32h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Nesebar to Crete is to shuttle and fly which takes 9h 9m and costs €280 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Nesebar to Crete. However, there are services departing from Nessebar and arriving at Heraklion via Pomorie, Sofia and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 31m.
The distance between Nesebar and Crete is 1374 km.
The best way to get from Nesebar to Crete without a car is to bus and car ferry via Sofia which takes 29h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Nesebar to Crete, including transfers.
Nesebar to Crete bus services, operated by Kaleia, depart from Pomorie station.
Nesebar to Crete bus services, operated by Kaleia, arrive at Sofia station.
There are 2522+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Nesebar, Bulgaria and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Nesebar to Crete. However, you can take the bus to Sunny Beach, walk to Sunny Beach, take the shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, walk to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nessebar to Heraklion Port via Pomorie, Sofia Central Bus Station, Piraeus Port Akti Kondili, Port of Piraeus, and Paros in around 29h 28m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Varna Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sofia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Sitia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Varna Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Vladimir Pavlov to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €14–18
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
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €230–320
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Nesebar to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Pomorie to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Yambol Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Sunny Beach to Silivri
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–33
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €10–13
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Silivri Otogar to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0 286 212 22 22
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Kırklareli to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Kırklareli to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Keşan to Alexandroupoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Athens Lagoumitzi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 056 844 966
- office@mbus-bg.com
- Website
- mbus-bg.com
Bus from Burgas to Veliko Turnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Schedules at
- mbus-bg.com
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Burgas to Yambol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- 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
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €70–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
- Phone
- +30 212 222 4000
- booking@goldenstarferries.gr
- Website
- goldenstarferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://goldenstarferries.gr/en
- 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
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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