There are 11 ways to get from Cluj-Napoca to Crete by bus, plane, busferry, train, car, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Sibiu, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Sibiu Airportbus
- Fly from Sibiu (SBZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SBZ - HER
9h 26m€206–772Fly Cluj-Napoca to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CLJ - HER
19h 34m€120–244Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
34h 40mTrain, drive, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Bucharesttrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
- Drive from Petrich to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
45h 9m€177–234Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 15h€290–780Fly Cluj-Napoca to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane CLJ - JSH
15h 47m€130–550Fly Cluj-Napoca to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CLJ - CHQ
11h 17m€134–367Bus, train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Oradeabus
- Take the train from Oradea to Puespoekladanytrain
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Ferihegytrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BUD - CHQ
12h 13mBus, train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Braşovbus
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane OTP - CHQ
12h 1m€159–396Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Thessaloniki train stationbus 983
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
36h 18m€246–484Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
38h 8m
Sibiu (SBZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Crete is to fly which costs €120 - €250 and takes 19h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 9h 26m and costs €200 - €800.
No, there is no direct bus from Cluj-Napoca station to Crete. However, there are services departing from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square and arriving at Heraklion via Sibiu and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 40m.
The distance between Cluj-Napoca and Crete is 1339 km.
The best way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 34h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Cluj-Napoca to Crete, including transfers.
Cluj-Napoca to Crete bus services, operated by Cofturistik, depart from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square.
Cluj-Napoca to Crete bus services, operated by Cofturistik, arrive at Sibiu station.
There are 2828+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Crete, Greece?
Turkish Airlines, Olympic Air, and Tarom fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Sitia Airport (JSH) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Chania International Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Chania International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Cluj Napoca to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €37–40
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €39–43
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +4-0231-517.509
- Website
- apetrans.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Sibiu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- apetrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €180–440
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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