There are 9 ways to get from Caen to Crete by train, plane, bus, or busferry
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Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CDG - HER
8h 16m€129–382Train, bus, bus and ferry via Tirana Airport (TIA)
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain K2+
- Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 6hTrain to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ORY - HER
8h 19m€147–410Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane CDG - JSH
16h 39m€188–391Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ORY - CHQ
8h 52m€168–679Fly Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CFR - HER
11h 31m€192–952Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Caen to Brussels-North train stationbus 712
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 8hTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain K2+
- Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 16hBus, bus and ferry via Niš
- Take the bus from Caen to Parisbus 774 / ...
- Take the bus from Gallieni to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš Bus Station to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 18h
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caen to Crete is to train and fly which costs €140 - €410 and takes 8h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Caen to Crete is to train and fly which takes 8h 16m and costs €120 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Caen to Crete. However, there are services departing from Caen and arriving at Heraklion Port via Brussels-Nord and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Caen and Crete is 2660 km.
The best way to get from Caen to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Tirana Airport (TIA) which takes 2 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Caen to Crete, including transfers.
Caen to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Caen station.
Caen to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Caen. It is currently 7:10 AM in Caen and 8:10 AM in Crete.
There are 2849+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Caen, France and Crete, Greece?
Volotea, Transavia France, and Air France fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a week.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–950
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–950
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
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 Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.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
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Caen to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Caen to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Paris Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- info@unilines.com
- Website
- unilines.com
Bus from Gallieni to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Niš Bus Station to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- 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
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