There are 5 ways to get from Arles to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, 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.
Train, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Arles to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)MRS - HER
5h 37m€81–276Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Arles to Montpellier Saint-RochTer
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
46h 55mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Arles to Port of Piraeus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
33h 35m€626–845Train, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the train from Arles to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Sitia Airport (JSH)MRS - JSH
20h 36m€135–415Train, Bus, bus and ferry via Ventimiglia
- Take the train from Arles to Marseille St CharlesTer
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Ventimiglia
- Take the bus from Ventimiglia to Lushnjë
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Ioannina
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
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Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arles to Crete is to train and fly which costs €80 - €280 and takes 5h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Arles to Crete is to train and fly which takes 5h 37m and costs €80 - €280.
The distance between Arles and Crete is 1998 km.
The best way to get from Arles to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 46h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Arles to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h ahead of Arles. It is currently 10:27 AM in Arles and 11:27 AM in Crete.
There are 2537+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Arles, France and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Arles to Crete. However, you can take the train to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille, walk to Gare Vamp Quai 3, take the bus to Gare Routière Aé, walk to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) 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 train from Arles to Heraklion Port via Montpellier Saint-Roch, Montpellier, Tirana, and Tirana in around 46h 55m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Arles to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Arles to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Arles to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ventimiglia to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €97–100
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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