There are 10 ways to get from Russia to Crete by plane, bus, train, busferry, car, 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 Pulkovo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LED - HER
11h 15m€103–284Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 16hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Moscow to Port of Rafinacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Rafina to Mykonoscarferry
- Take the carferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
44h 57m€717–1,196Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SVO - HER
12h 27m€105–299Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VKO - HER
10h 31m€143–334Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SVO - CHQ
11h 20m€136–397Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Rzeszow Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
2d 17h€317–843Bus, bus and ferry via Riga
- Take the bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Thessaloniki train stationbus 983
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 5h€301–486Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
- Take the bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 15h€186–471Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Kiyevsky Railway Terminal to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Ankara bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Marmarisbus
- Take the ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Heraklionferry Bsf
4d 4h€276–409
Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Russia to Crete is to fly which costs €100 - €290 and takes 11h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Russia to Crete is to fly which takes 10h 31m and costs €140 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Russia to Crete. However, there are services departing from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal and arriving at Heraklion via Riga Central Bus Station, Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, Veliko Tarnovo and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Russia and Crete is 2768 km.
The best way to get from Russia to Crete without a car is to bus and train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 16h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 15m to get from Russia to Crete, including transfers.
Russia to Crete bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal station.
Russia to Crete bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Riga Central Bus Station.
There are 3119+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Russia and Crete, Greece?
Flyone, Air Serbia, and three other airlines fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Kiyevsky Railway Terminal to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €190–280
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €45–65
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €60–90
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw West
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €63–125
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- €125
- Children
- €63
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw West
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €63–125
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- €125
- Children
- €63
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- Gunsel
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +37360600488
- https://transmixt.md/
- Website
- transmixt.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- transmixt.md
- Book at
- transmixt.md
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €83
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ankara to Marmaris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €27–40
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- Seajets
Ferry from Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- Yeşil Marmaris Lines
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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