There are 11 ways to get from Nesebar to Crete by shuttle, plane, bus, train, car ferry, busferry, car, or ferry
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Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take a shuttle bus from Nesebar to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VAR - HER
6h 56m€211–370Bus, bus to Istanbul, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the bus from Sunny Beach to Silivribus
- Take the bus from Silivri Otogar to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane IST - HER
12h 45m€89–245Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Pomorie to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus 983
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
27h 37m€204–444Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Pomorie to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus 983
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
28h 56m€136–207Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nesebar to Port of Rafinacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Rafina to Mykonoscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
20h 35m€337–648Shuttle 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€287–532Shuttle 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€157–509Bus, bus to Istanbul, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Sunny Beach to Silivribus
- Take the bus from Silivri Otogar to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane IST - CHQ
15h 8m€120–324Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Nesebar to Haskovobus
- Take the bus from Haskovo to Thessaloniki, KTELbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Pireausbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
32h 10m€91–276Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Vladimir Pavlov to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain Ic
- 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 47m€107–163Bus, 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 Abs / ...
35h 10m
Varna Airport (VAR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 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 47m.
The fastest way to get from Nesebar to Crete is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 56m and costs €210 - €370.
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 28h 56m.
The distance between Nesebar and Crete is 1017 km.
The best way to get from Nesebar to Crete without a car is to bus and train and car ferry which takes 27h 37m and costs €200 - €450.
It takes approximately 6h 56m 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 Central Bus Station.
There are 2927+ 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, 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, Sofia, Thessaloniki train station, Thessaloniki, Athens, Piraeus, and Port of Piraeus in around 27h 37m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Varna Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–450
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–460
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Varna Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,300
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Serres to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Vladimir Pavlov to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- 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 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–6
- 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 Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
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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
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Sunny Beach to Silivri
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–32
- 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
- €2–8
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- 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 to Thessaloniki, KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- info@ktelthes.gr
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Pireaus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- https://ktelthes.gr/en/
- 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
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- anek@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
- https://www.anek.gr/en-gb
- 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
- €65–150
- 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
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