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There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Basel by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or busferry

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane HER - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 49m
    CHF 80–294

  2. Car ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhofbus bus
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train Ter
    40h 55m

  3. Fly to Basel

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Basel (BSL)plane plane HER - BSL
    5h 36m
    CHF 144–225

  4. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane HER - STR
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    8h 39m
    CHF 112–309

  5. Fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane HER - GVA
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain train
    3. Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain train
    9h 27m
    CHF 169–315

  6. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane HER - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train
    8h 42m
    CHF 126–241

  7. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pejebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Peja to Basel SBBbus bus
    41h 23m
    CHF 196–233

  8. Bus and ferry, bus, train via Budapest

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus bus
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain train Rjx
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train Ice / ...
    43h 42m
    CHF 261–405

  9. Bus and ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Colmarbus bus
    3. Take the train from Colmar to Basel Sbbtrain train Ter
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  10. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Chania to Aigiobusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Aígio to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus
    2d 1h
    CHF 207–257

Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights

Calendar20Weekly Planes
Duration4hAverage Duration
TicketCHF 46Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,024.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 49m

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Basel, Switzerland?

easyJet, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a week.

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