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How to get fromCrete to Baselby plane, car ferry, bus, train, or busferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Basel by plane, car ferry, bus, train, or busferry

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  1. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Basel

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    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Basel (BSL)plane plane HER - BSL
    5h 41m
    CHF 104–215

  2. Car ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the car ferry 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
    41h 13m

  3. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport, train

    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 44m
    CHF 118–356

  4. Fly Chania International Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Basel (BSL)plane plane CHQ - BSL
    5h 54m
    CHF 124–415

  5. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Simeonidis Tours Office to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus bus
    3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus
    44h 26m
    CHF 153–223

  6. Bus and ferry, bus, train via Budapest

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus bus
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zuerich Hbtrain train Rjx
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train Ice / ...
    45h 37m
    CHF 271–430

  7. 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

  8. 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
    2d 3h

Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Basel (BSL) flights

Calendar13Weekly Planes
Duration5h 44mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 81Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Basel, Switzerland?

easyJet, Austrian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.

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