There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Moldova by plane, busferry, bus, ferry, train, car, night train, 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.
Fly from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane JSH - RMO
13h 17m$68–359Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Focșanibus
- Take the bus from Focșani to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus
35h 27mFerry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Rusebus
- Take the train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nordtrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain 402
46h 42m$181–346Bus 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 Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain 402
47h 3m$140–210Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane HER - RMO
5h 34m$92–262Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane CHQ - RMO
7h 42m$106–410Car ferry, bus via Ruse
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Vama Ruse to Chişinău Centrubus
37h 1m$236–478Car ferry, bus
- 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 bus from Stara Zagora Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Busbus
47h 29m$199–394Car 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 Chișinăucar
27h 44m$495–851
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Moldova is to fly which costs $90 - $270 and takes 5h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Moldova is to fly which takes 5h 34m and costs $90 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Moldova. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at bd. Decebal via Thessaloniki, Bucharest Obor, Focșani, Gara Auto Nord and bd. D. Cantemir. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 27m.
The distance between Crete and Moldova is 1335 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Moldova without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 35h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 17m to get from Crete to Moldova, including transfers.
Crete to Moldova bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Moldova bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
There are 1942+ hotels available in Moldova.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Moldova?
Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Sitia Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Athens, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Chania International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Chișinău International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sitia Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Athens, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Chania International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- 4 times a day
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- 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
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- 0757 567 066
- [email protected]
- Website
- ceztrans.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Focșani
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ceztrans.ro
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Focșani to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- 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
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 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
- +373 22 542-185
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Vama Ruse to Chişinău Centru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Stara Zagora Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- 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
- +30 210 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
- $50–180
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- $50–75
- Airplane-type seats
- $50–75
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- $130–180
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