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

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There are 10 ways to get from Burgas to Crete by shuttle, plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, train, or ferry

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

    best
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Burgas to Varna Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane VAR - HER
    8h 6m
    €221–365

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Burgas to Istanbulbus bus
    2. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane IST - HER
    10h 1m
    €88–217

  3. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Burgas South to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus bus 983
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    29h 2m
    €114–184

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Burgas to Port of Rafinacar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Rafina to Mykonoscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the carferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    19h 57m
    €343–659

  5. Fly Burgas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane BOJ - HER
    7h 25m
    €132–223

  6. Fly Burgas Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane BOJ - CHQ
    8h 14m
    €143–331

  7. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Burgas to Stara Zagoratrain train Ic
    2. Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus bus
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    29h 10m
    €193–414

  8. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Burgas to Plovdivtrain train Ic
    2. Take the bus from Plovdiv Hristo Botev to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Hsw
    30h 53m
    €109–241

  9. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Burgas to Sofiatrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus bus
    4. Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain train Re
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    31h 38m
    €107–160

  10. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Kırklareli Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kırklareli to Keşanbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Keşan to Athensbus bus
    4. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    32h 45m
    €144–318

Varna Airport (VAR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration5h 34mAverage Duration
Ticket€74Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,035.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 6m

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

Blue Dart Aviation, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.

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