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How to get fromBielefeld to Creteby train, plane, bus, ferry, car, car ferry or busferry

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There are 13 ways to get from Bielefeld to Crete by train, plane, bus, ferry, car, car ferry, or busferry

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeDUS - HER
    7h 10m
    €118–748

  2. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeHAJ - HER
    7h 2m
    €109–277

  3. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld Hbf to Tiranabus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionferryAbs / ...
    43h 59m

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Port of Piraeuscar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
    33h 41m
    €574–879

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

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeDUS - CHQ
    7h 38m
    €144–287

  6. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Ibbenbüren, Bahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeFMO - HER
    8h 10m
    €157–414

  7. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeCGN - HER
    7h 57m
    €129–327

  8. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeFRA - HER
    8h 23m
    €130–321

  9. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeFRA - CHQ
    8h 56m
    €146–490

  10. Bus, bus and ferry via Pristina

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede to Pristinabus
    2. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    44h 28m
    €187–242

  11. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld to Strumicabus
    2. Take the bus from Strumica to Gevgelijabus
    3. Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    44h 55m

  12. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain25 / ...
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien HbftrainIc
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to FerencvarostrainEc
    5. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
    6. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    2d 1h

  13. Bus, bus and ferry #2

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Durrësbus
    2. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
    2d 2h

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration4h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket€51Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Bielefeld, Germany and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Bielefeld to Crete. However, you can take the train to D-Flughafen Bf, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 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 Bielefeld Hbf to Heraklion via Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 43h 59m.

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