There are 11 ways to get from Sunny Beach (Station) to Crete by bus, plane, car ferry, car, shuttle, busferry, train, or ferry
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Bus to Istanbul Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Sunny Beach to Istanbulbus
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane IST - HER
11h 18mTrain, drive, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Vladimir Pavlov to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
- Drive from Petrich to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
33h 49m€109–168Bus, car ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Sunny Beach to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
27h 22m€207–407Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sunny Beach (Station) to Port of Rafinacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Rafina to Mykonoscarferry
- Take the carferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
20h 19m€353–641Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VAR - HER
8h 41m€221–368Bus to Istanbul Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Sunny Beach to Istanbulbus
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane IST - CHQ
13h 52mBus, bus to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Sunny Beach to Corlubus
- Take the bus from Çorlu to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Alexandroupolibus
- Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AXD - HER
12h 9m€137–346Bus, bus to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Sunny Beach to Corlubus
- Take the bus from Çorlu to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Alexandroupolibus
- Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AXD - CHQ
14h 42m€194–414Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sunny Beach to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus 983
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
28h€138–222Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Sunny Beach Bus Station to Kırklareli Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kırklareli to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
33h 57m€146–321Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Sunny Beach Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
34h 32m€142–275
Istanbul Airport (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sunny Beach (Station) to Crete is to train and drive and bus and ferry which costs €100 - €170 and takes 33h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Sunny Beach (Station) to Crete is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 41m and costs €220 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Sunny Beach (Station) to Crete. However, there are services departing from Sunny Beach and arriving at Heraklion via Sofia and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h.
The distance between Sunny Beach (Station) and Crete is 1125 km.
The best way to get from Sunny Beach (Station) to Crete without a car is to bus and car ferry via Sofia which takes 27h 22m and costs €200 - €410.
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Sunny Beach (Station) to Crete, including transfers.
Sunny Beach (Station) to Crete bus services, operated by Kaleia, depart from Sunny Beach station.
Sunny Beach (Station) to Crete bus services, operated by Kaleia, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
There are 2576+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Sunny Beach (Station), Bulgaria and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Sunny Beach (Station) to Crete. However, you can walk to Sunny Beach, take the bus to Istanbul, walk to Esenler Otogar, take the train to Yenikapi, take the train to Gayrettepe, take the train to Istanbul Airport, walk to Istanbul Airport (IST) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sunny Beach to Heraklion Port via Sofia Central Bus Station, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Piraeus Port Akti Kondili, and Port of Piraeus in around 27h 22m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Varna Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Vladimir Pavlov to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €6–8
Train from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sunny Beach to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sunny Beach to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sunny Beach to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sunny Beach to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Sunny Beach to Corlu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €14–21
Bus from Çorlu to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €10–15
Bus from Sunny Beach to Corlu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €14–21
Bus from Çorlu to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €10–15
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Çorlu to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Çorlu to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Kırklareli to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Çorlu to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Çorlu to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 00 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Çorlu to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Çorlu to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Kırklareli to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Keşan to Alexandroupoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Keşan to Alexandroupoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Keşan to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Keşan to Alexandroupoli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €33
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Keşan to Alexandroupoli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €33
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Sunny Beach Bus Station to Kırklareli Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- Arda Tur
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Kırklareli to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sunny Beach Bus Station to Sliven Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €45–65
- Airplane-type seats
- €45–70
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €120–170
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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