There are 7 ways to get from Bordeaux to Crete by plane, train, 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.
Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BOD - CHQ
17h 5m€154–352Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BOD - HER
6h 16m€93–253Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 2hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Bordeaux to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
38h 15m€675–1,026Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Biarritztrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BIQ - HER
10h 16m€146–496Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NTE - HER
10h 39m€136–467Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stopbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 12h€186–267
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Crete is to fly which costs €90 - €260 and takes 6h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €90 - €260.
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 2372 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 17h 5m 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 8:32 PM in Bordeaux and 9:32 PM in Crete.
There are 2566+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Crete, Greece?
easyJet, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
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
- €90–290
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
- 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 Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- 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
- €130–550
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
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
- €29–75
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- 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 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- 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
- €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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