There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Crete by plane, bus, car ferry, ferry, busferry, or train
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Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SOF - HER
4h 9m€86–183Fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SOF - CHQ
4h 42m€66–262Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus Citylines 79
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
21h 2m€167–371Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Mykonosferry Bsf
- Take the carferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
32h 34m€247–546Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane SOF - JSH
15h 22m€140–350Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus 983 / ...
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
21h 40m€97–155Train, bus, bus and ferry
- 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
24h 53m€102–152Bus, car ferry via Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
25h 18m€125–250
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Crete is to fly which costs €85 - €190 and takes 4h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Crete is to fly which takes 4h 9m and costs €85 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Crete. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Heraklion via Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 40m.
The distance between Sofia and Crete is 847 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Crete without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 21h 2m and costs €160 - €380.
It takes approximately 4h 9m to get from Sofia to Crete, including transfers.
Sofia to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sofia station.
Sofia to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Thessaloniki train station.
There are 3089+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Crete, Greece?
Bulgaria Air, Aegean Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sofia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–3
- 1st Class
- €2–4
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Serres to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
- 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
- €120–310
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Kavala to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- anek@anek.gr
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €45–65
- Airplane-type seats
- €45–70
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €120–170
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