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How to get fromCrete to Burgasby plane, shuttle, busferry, bus, car ferry, car, train, or ferry

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

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

    best
    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane HER - VAR
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Burgasshuttle bus
    9h 47m
    $251–421

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

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Istanbul (IST)plane plane HER - IST
    2. Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus bus
    11h 2m
    $99–249

  3. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofiabus bus 983
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus bus
    28h 15m
    $137–225

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Mykonoscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Mykonos to Port of Rafinacarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Rafina to Burgascar car
    19h 56m
    $400–758

  5. Fly Chania International Airport to Burgas Airport

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane CHQ - BOJ
    9h 33m
    $157–375

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

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane plane HER - BOJ
    9h 40m
    $152–254

  7. Car ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Stara Zagora to Burgastrain train Ic
    29h 14m
    $223–472

  8. Ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry ferry Hsw
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Stara Zagora to Burgastrain train Ic
    31h 4m
    $128–277

  9. Bus and ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Serrestrain train Re
    3. Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus bus
    4. Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain train Ic / ...
    5. Take the train from Sofia to Burgastrain train Ic
    31h 34m
    $125–177

  10. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Athens to Keşanbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Keşan to Kırklarelibus bus
    4. Take the bus from Kırklareli Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus bus
    31h 57m
    $165–347

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

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration6h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket$98Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,035.7 km
  • Duration: 9h 47m

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

Ryanair, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Burgas Airport (BOJ) 5 times a week.

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