There are 5 ways to get from Bordeaux to Crete by plane, train, bus, or busferry
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
8h 28m€119–332Fly 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 19m€78–213Train, 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 2hTrain 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 32m€161–487Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Firenze to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
2d 11h
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 €75 - €220 and takes 6h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 19m and costs €75 - €220.
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 8h 28m to get from Bordeaux to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h ahead of Bordeaux. It is currently 8:43 PM in Bordeaux and 9:43 PM in Crete.
There are 443+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
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
- €80–170
- 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 Saint-Jean to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- info@rucitours.com
- Website
- rucitours.com
Busferry from Firenze to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
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