There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Amsterdam by plane, busferry, bus, night train, train, or 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 Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane HER - AMS
6h 18m€92–245Bus and ferry, bus, night train, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Budapest-Keleti to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
2d 1h€250–390Fly Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane CHQ - AMS
6h 41m€154–393Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane HER - RTM
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amsterdam Zuidtrain
7h 3m€220–775Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane HER - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
7h 49m€120–333Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HER - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
9h 14m€106–267Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Antwerpen-Centraalbus
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
2d 2hFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Atheny, F.P. Travel Holidays to Belgrade, "BAS" bus station, block 42, Antifašisticke borbebus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Amsterdambus
2d 14h€294–458
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Amsterdam is to fly which costs €90 - €250 and takes 6h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Amsterdam is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs €90 - €250.
The distance between Crete and Amsterdam is 2499 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Amsterdam without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and night train and train which takes 2 days 1h and costs €250 - €390.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Crete to Amsterdam, including transfers.
Amsterdam is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 7:52 AM in Crete and 6:52 AM in Amsterdam.
There are 2722+ hotels available in Amsterdam.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Amsterdam, Netherlands?
TUI Airlines Netherlands, Sky Express, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €170–500
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Budapest-Keleti to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amsterdam Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amsterdam Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- fptravelpatrikalos@gmail.com
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Atheny, F.P. Travel Holidays to Belgrade, "BAS" bus station, block 42, Antifašisticke borbe
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €116
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Amsterdam
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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