There are 12 ways to get from Crete to Iași by plane, car ferry, bus, train, ferry, car, shuttle, busferry, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chania International Airport to Iași International Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane CHQ - IAS
6h 30m$185–380Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane HER - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Iaşi
9h 57m$101–226Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Nicolina Hm.train
35h 32m$249–457Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thessalonikiferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
2d 13h$350–872Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Mykonoscarferry
- Take the carferry from Mykonos to Port of Rafinacarferry
- Drive from Port of Rafina to Iașicar
26h 58m$486–842Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Iași International Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane HER - IAS
8h 7m$131–271Fly Chania International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CHQ - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Iaşi
8h 55m$175–435Fly Sitia Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane JSH - RMO
- Take the bus from Trușeni to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
17h 28mFly Chania International Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane CHQ - RMO
- Take the bus from Trușeni to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
11h 18mBus and ferry, train, drive, night train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Petrichcar
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the train from Sofia to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Nicolina Hm.train
38h 54m$156–214Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus Simeonidis
39h 1m$158–297Car ferry, bus, night train
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the nighttrain from Stara Zagora to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Iasi Airportbus
41h 39m$158–331
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Iași International Airport (IAS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Iași is to fly and shuttle which costs $100 - $230 and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Iași is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs $180 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Iași. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Iasi, Autogara Codreanu via Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 1m.
The distance between Crete and Iași is 1351 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Iași without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 35h 32m and costs $240 - $460.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Crete to Iași, including transfers.
Crete to Iași bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Iași bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
There are 723+ hotels available in Iași.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Iași, Romania?
Austrian Airlines, Ryanair, and Tarom fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Iași International Airport (IAS) 5 times a week.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chania International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bucharest Otopeni via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Sitia Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Alexandroupolis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Chania International Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Sitia Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Athens, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bucharest Otopeni via Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Sitia Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Chania International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Website
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–400
Flights from Chania International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–410
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Nicolina Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34–38
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Nicolina Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34–38
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Sofia to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
Bus from Piraeus to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Piraeus to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Thessaloniki to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Thessaloniki to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- 0371.503.503
- [email protected]
- Website
- direct-aeroport.ro
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Iaşi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Iaşi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
- Phone
- +37360600488
- https://transmixt.md/
- Website
- transmixt.md
Bus from Trușeni to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transmixt.md
- Book at
- transmixt.md
Bus from Trușeni to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transmixt.md
- Book at
- transmixt.md
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +40735123000
- [email protected]
- Website
- trendbus.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Iasi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37
- Schedules at
- romtransexpress.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–320
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Rafina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $200–500
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- $50–75
- Airplane-type seats
- $50–80
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- $130–190
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