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

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  1. Fly Weeze Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane NRN - HER
    6h 31m
    €77–270

  2. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Venlo to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Thessalonikibus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    45h 31m

  3. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane DUS - HER
    7h 34m
    €134–768

  4. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane DUS - CHQ
    8h 8m
    €145–337

  5. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain train
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Maastrichttrain train
    3. Take the bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 2h

  6. Train, bus, ferry via Tirana

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Düsseldorf Hbf to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    2d 2h
    €249–308

  7. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Budapest

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Kufsteintrain train Drf
    2. Take the train from Kufstein to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain train Rjx
    3. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    2d 5h

  8. Train, Bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus bus
    3. Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain train Ic
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    2d 13h
    €333–586

Weeze Airport (NRN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar5Weekly Planes
Duration5h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket€73Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Crete, Greece?

Ryanair and Aegean Airlines fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a week.

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