There are 10 ways to get from Niš to Crete by plane, bus, train, car ferry, busferry, ferry, or shuttle
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Fly Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane INI - HER
6h 49m€112–373Shuttle, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Katerini
- Take the bus from Kateríni to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SKG - HER
7h 41m€101–208Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
20h 9m€203–432Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
21h 34m€132–190Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Niš Bus Station to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
47h 14m€233–530Shuttle to Sofia Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SOF - HER
6h 11mShuttle to Sofia Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SOF - CHQ
6h 45mShuttle to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BEG - CHQ
8h 5mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
23h 15m€122–181Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Nis, Hotel Ambasador to Athensbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
28h 34m€124–304
Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Niš to Crete is to shuttle and bus and fly which costs €100 - €210 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Niš to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs €110 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Niš to Crete. However, there are services departing from Niš, Autobuska Stanica and arriving at Heraklion via Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 34m.
The distance between Niš and Crete is 941 km.
The best way to get from Niš to Crete without a car is to bus and train and car ferry which takes 20h 9m and costs €200 - €440.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Niš to Crete, including transfers.
Niš to Crete bus services, operated by FP Travel, depart from Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
Niš to Crete bus services, operated by FP Travel, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Niš. It is currently 10:11 PM in Niš and 11:11 PM in Crete.
There are 3130+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Niš, Serbia and Crete, Greece?
Air Serbia, Swiss, and four other airlines fly from Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sofia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Niš Bus Station to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- [email protected]
- Website
- flix.rs
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
Shuttle from Niš to Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
- Phone
- + 381 011 7555 675
- [email protected]
- Website
- axiostravel.com
Shuttle from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Katerini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://axiostravel.com/en/
- Adult
- €56
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://axiostravel.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 23510 46720
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelpierias.gr
Bus from Kateríni to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Schedules at
- ktelpierias.gr
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Nis, Hotel Ambasador to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–350
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.anek.gr/en-gb
- Economy
- €45–65
- Airplane-type seats
- €45–70
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €120–170
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