There are 9 ways to get from Bordeaux to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)BOD - HER
6h 16m€88–223Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 2hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Bordeaux to Port of Piraeus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
37h 58m€670–1,017Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)BOD - CHQ
10h 50m€154–352Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Sitia Airport (JSH)BOD - JSH
22h 25m€132–402Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Biarritz
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)BIQ - HER
11h 10m€128–426Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)NTE - HER
10h 39m€102–406Train, bus, bus and ferry via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to St Pölten HauptbahnhofNj
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
2d 3h€257–616Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
2d 12h€171–242
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Crete is to fly which costs €85 - €230 and takes 6h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €85 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Bordeaux to Crete. However, there are services departing from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde and arriving at Heraklion via Sofia Central Bus Station and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Bordeaux and Crete is 2439 km.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Bordeaux to Crete, including transfers.
Bordeaux to Crete bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde station.
Bordeaux to Crete bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Stop station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Bordeaux. It is currently 6:38 AM in Bordeaux and 7:38 AM in Crete.
There are 2522+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Crete, Greece?
easyJet, Volotea, and Aegean Airlines fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sitia Airport via Corfu, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–900
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
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 Bordeaux St Jean to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
Train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Paris l'Est to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €90–110
- 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
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €70–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
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