There are 10 ways to get from Nice to Crete by plane, train, busferry, bus, car ferry, 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 Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NCE - HER
7h 45m€103–255Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane NCE - JSH
16h 28m€102–403Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the busferry from Ancona to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
45h 32mFly 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€114–353Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MRS - HER
7h 58m€110–328Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MRS - CHQ
10h 22m€131–426Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Roma Ostiensetrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
45h 52mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Nice to Beogradbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Thessaloniki, Station Monastirioubus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d€224–320Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Ventimiglia to Kavajëbusferry
- Take the bus from Kavajë to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 10hTrain, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Savonatrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Savona FS to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 15h€219–362
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Crete is to fly which costs €100 - €260 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 58m and costs €110 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Crete. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Heraklion via Savski most, Blok 28, Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Nice and Crete is 1804 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Crete without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and car ferry which takes 45h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Nice to Crete, including transfers.
Nice to Crete bus services, operated by Lasta, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Crete bus services, operated by Lasta, arrive at Beograd station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 4:26 AM in Nice and 5:26 AM in Crete.
There are 2891+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines and easyJet fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Roma Ostiense
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ancona to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Busferry from Ventimiglia to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
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