There are 10 ways to get from Ukraine to Crete by bus, plane, busferry, train, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
best- Take the bus from Odessa station to Chisinau Airport
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)RMO - CHQ
11h 39mTrain, train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from Lviv to Przemysl Glowny
- Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)KRK - HER
11h 14m€124–279Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Kyiv OFIS to Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Thessaloniki train station
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
2d€155–220Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Kyiv-Pas. to Ungheni351
- Take the train from Ungheni to Ploiesti Sud401
- Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Piraeus Port Astiggos
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionAbs / ...
2d 13h€139–223Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kyiv to Port of Piraeus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
33h 54m€510–786Bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Odessa station to Chisinau Airport
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)RMO - HER
8h 10mTrain, train to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Lviv to Przemysl Glowny
- Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Fly from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)RZE - HER
12h 32m€134–350Bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the bus from Odessa station to Chisinau Airport
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Sitia Airport (JSH)RMO - JSH
11h 34mTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi to Koebanya-Kispest
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
2d 4hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Teremky to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to HeraklionBsf
2d 9h€158–213
Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
The cheapest way to get from Ukraine to Crete is to bus and ferry which costs €150 - €220 and takes 2 days 9h.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
The fastest way to get from Ukraine to Crete is to train and fly which takes 11h 14m and costs €120 - €280.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
The distance between Ukraine and Crete is 1541 km.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
The best way to get from Ukraine to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 0h and costs €150 - €220.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
It takes approximately 11h 39m to get from Ukraine to Crete, including transfers.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
There are 2522+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Ukraine and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Ukraine to Crete. However, you can take the line 117 bus to Novoshipnyi riad St, walk to Odessa station, take the bus to Chisinau Airport, walk to str. Aeroport, take the line 30 train to Aeroportul Internațional, walk to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) airport, fly to Chania International Airport (CHQ), walk to Chania Airport, then take the shuttle to Platanias. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Maidan Nezalezhnosti to Heraklion via Vasylkivska, Kyiv OFIS, Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL, Veliko Tarnovo, Thessaloniki train station, and Thessaloniki in around 2d.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Sitia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Chania International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Kyiv-Pas. to Ungheni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- €50–65
Train from Lviv to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- €35–55
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Ungheni to Ploiesti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–14
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €39–44
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 1st Class
- €7–11
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- €12–17
- 1st Class
- €20–29
Train from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi to Koebanya-Kispest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €210–310
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Odessa station to Chisinau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Kyiv OFIS to Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Piraeus Port Astiggos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Teremky to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Marmaris bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
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/
Ferry from Rhodes to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- 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
- Phone
- +30 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- seadreams.gr
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
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