There are 10 ways to get from Bern to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, car ferry, or 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 to Zurich Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ZRH - HER
6h 8m€120–318Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Bern to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
42h 40m€171–257Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ZRH - CHQ
6h 42m€161–346Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GVA - HER
7h 36m€161–344Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane ZRH - JSH
15h 12m€169–486Train to Basel, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BSL - HER
6h 40m€183–697Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Bern to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
42h 47mTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the train from Bregenz to Budapest-Keletitrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
45h 59m€336–513Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bern Car Terminal Neufeld to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
46h 13mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 5h€219–446
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Crete is to train and fly which costs €120 - €320 and takes 6h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Crete is to train and fly which takes 6h 8m and costs €120 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Crete. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Heraklion via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 40m.
The distance between Bern and Crete is 2054 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Thessaloníki which takes 42h 40m and costs €170 - €260.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Bern to Crete, including transfers.
Bern to Crete bus services, operated by Horizont Reisen - Niko Ekspres, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Crete bus services, operated by Horizont Reisen - Niko Ekspres, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Bern. It is currently 6:19 AM in Bern and 7:19 AM in Crete.
There are 2828+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Crete. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 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 Bern to Heraklion via Skopje, Transporten Centar, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 42h 40m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +389 71 557 111
- niko_ekspres@hotmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Bern to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
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