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

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There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Varna by plane, busferry, bus, car ferry, car, train, or ferry

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  1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane HER - VAR
    7h 24m
    $211–331

  2. Bus and ferry, train, bus

    cheapest
    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 Sever to Varnatrain train Ic
    33h 44m
    $124–175

  3. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Veliko Tarnovobus bus 983
    3. Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Varna Central Bus Stationbus bus
    29h 5m
    $158–227

  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 Varnacar car
    21h 45m
    $405–731

  5. Fly from Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane plane CHQ - VAR
    9h 57m
    $195–569

  6. Car ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus to Plevenbus bus
    3. Take the train from Pleven to Varnatrain train Ic
    30h 32m
    $207–400

  7. Ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry ferry Abs / ...
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Stara Zagora to Varnatrain train Ic
    32h 33m
    $153–298

  8. 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 Varna Central Bus Stationbus bus
    33h 59m
    $176–362

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

Calendar22Weekly Planes
Duration7h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket$95Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 918.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 24m

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

Austrian Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Varna Airport (VAR) 3 times a day.

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