There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Calais by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or busferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lille-Lesquin Airport, train
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane HER - LIL
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
8h 38m€178–646Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane HER - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain
9h 3m€122–382Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain Tgv
44h 59mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane HER - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain
8h 43m€123–361Fly Chania International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane CHQ - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain
9h 31m€149–440Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane HER - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Calais Frethuntrain
10h 17m€196–441Fly 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain
10h 44m€357–655Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Namurbus
- Take the train from Namur to Lille Flandrestrain Ic
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain Ter
2d 4hBus and ferry, Bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Frankfurt am Mainbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Calaisbus
2d 18h€336–504
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Calais is to fly and train which costs €120 - €390 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Calais is to fly and train which takes 8h 38m and costs €170 - €650.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Calais. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Calais via Ioannina and Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Crete and Calais is 2575 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Calais without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 44h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Crete to Calais, including transfers.
Crete to Calais bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Calais bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Calais is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 5:25 PM in Crete and 4:25 PM in Calais.
There are 197+ hotels available in Calais.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Calais, France?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Calais. However, you can take the line 6 bus to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL), walk to Centre Retention, take the line 68 bus to 4 Cantons Stade, walk to 4 Cantons Stade P. Mauroy, take the subway to Gare Lille Flandres, walk to Lille Flandres, then take the train to Calais Ville. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Heraklion Port to Calais Ville via Port of Piraeus, Piraeus, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Tirana, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, and Lille Europe in around 44h 59m.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lille-Lesquin Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lille-Lesquin Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Nord to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Namur to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- 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 Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Namur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from Ioannina to Frankfurt am Main
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–310
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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