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How to get fromVarna to Creteby shuttle, plane, train, bus, car ferry, busferry or ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Varna to Crete by shuttle, plane, train, bus, car ferry, busferry, or ferry

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  1. Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Bucharest Otopeni Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane OTP - HER
    8h 6m
    €262–560

  2. Bus, bus to Istanbul, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Varna to Silivribus bus
    2. Take the bus from Silivri Otogar to Istanbul Airport Busbus bus
    3. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane IST - HER
    13h 7m
    €86–250

  3. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Varna to Pleventrain train
    2. Take the bus from Pleven to Piraeusbus bus
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry car ferry
    4. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    30h 3m
    €202–413

  4. Fly Varna Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane VAR - HER
    6h 13m
    €189–289

  5. Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Bucharest Otopeni Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane OTP - CHQ
    8h 35m
    €303–569

  6. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Varna to Pomoriebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Pomorie to Sofiabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    30h 49m
    €136–215

  7. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Varna to Rusetrain train
    2. Take the bus from Ruse to Piraeusbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    33h 11m
    €124–228

  8. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Varna to Sofia Severtrain train
    2. Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsatrain train
    3. Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Serresbus bus
    4. Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain train Re
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    33h 20m
    €110–165

  9. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Varna to Corlubus bus
    2. Take the bus from Çorlu to Keşanbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Keşan to Athensbus bus
    4. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    34h 49m

Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration2h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket€44Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Crete, Greece?

Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a week.

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