There are 10 ways to get from Nice to Crete by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane NCE - JSH
22h 18m€69–304Bus, bus and ferry via Bologna
- Take the bus from Nice to Bologna Centralebus 482
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
44h 18m€238–316Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
31h 27m€559–858Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NCE - HER
7h 50m€125–245Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane NCE - CHQ
5h 58m€101–324Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MRS - HER
8h 7m€107–364Train, Bus, bus and ferry via Rome
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Roma Ostiensetrain Ic
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Vlorëbus
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
46h 10mTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 3hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Nice Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Astiggosbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
2d 6h€126–212Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Ventimiglia to Kavajëbus
- Take the bus from Kavajë to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 7h
Nice to Crete by tram, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Crete is to fly which costs €120 - €250 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 58m and costs €100 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Crete. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Heraklion via Bologna Centrale, Skopje, Transporten Centar and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 18m.
The distance between Nice and Crete is 1878 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Bologna which takes 44h 18m and costs €230 - €320.
It takes approximately 22h 18m to get from Nice to Crete, including transfers.
Nice to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 1:25 PM in Nice and 2:25 PM in Crete.
There are 2561+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, and four other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sitia Airport (JSH) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–90
Train from Marseille St Charles to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Roma Ostiense
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- 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
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- info@rucitours.com
- Website
- rucitours.com
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Nice Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Astiggos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ventimiglia to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 40 67 522
- info@argjiro.eu
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/argjiro-shpk-bus-travel-in-albania
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- basharodolf@gmail.com
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 68 402 3400
- info@shpresa.al
- Website
- group.shpresa.al
Bus from Kavajë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- group.shpresa.al
- 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
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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