There are 9 ways to get from Nesebar to Crete by shuttle, plane, bus, car ferry, busferry, train, or ferry
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Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Nesebar to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane VAR - JSH
15h 35m€150–499Bus, car ferry via Thessaloníki
cheapest- Take the bus from Nesebar to Haskovobus
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Pireausbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
31h 51m€91–271Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Pomorie to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
27h 58m€235–470Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane OTP - HER
9h 14m€287–602Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Nesebar to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VAR - CHQ
8h 10m€152–519Shuttle 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)plane VAR - HER
8h 15m€211–360Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Pomorie to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
29h 16m€133–207Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Vladimir Pavlov to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
33h 36m€108–163Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Burgas to Yambolbus
- Take the bus from Yambol Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
35h 10m
Varna Airport (VAR) to Sitia Airport (JSH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nesebar to Crete is to train and bus and bus and ferry which costs €100 - €170 and takes 33h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Nesebar to Crete is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 10m and costs €150 - €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 Serdica Bus Station and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 16m.
The distance between Nesebar and Crete is 1011 km.
The best way to get from Nesebar to Crete without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 27h 58m and costs €230 - €470.
It takes approximately 15h 35m 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 2853+ 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 shuttle to Varna Airport, walk to Varna Airport (VAR) airport, then fly to Sitia Airport (JSH). Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nessebar to Heraklion Port via Pomorie, Sofia, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Piraeus Port Akti Kondili, Port of Piraeus, and Paros in around 27h 58m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Varna Airport to Sitia Airport via Sofia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Varna Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Varna Airport to Sitia Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Varna Airport to Sitia Airport via Budapest, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Varna Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Varna Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Varna Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Varna Airport to Sitia Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Varna Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens, Alexandroupolis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Varna Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–1,300
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- 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 Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–6
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Serres to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Nesebar to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://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/
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Pomorie to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- 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 Serdica 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/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- 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
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +359 52 757 044
- info@autogaravn.com
- Website
- autogaravn.com
Bus from Nesebar to Haskovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- https://autogaravn.com/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Pireaus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–45
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- 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
- €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/
- 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 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/
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