There are 11 ways to get from Crete to Calais by plane, train, busferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brussels Airport (BRU)HER - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
9h 30m€150–391Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)HER - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
8h 52m€121–451Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Liege Gare des Guillemins
- Take the bus from Liege to Calais
2d 2hCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Calais
35h 37m€590–840Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lille-Lesquin Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)HER - LIL
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
9h 2m€165–399Fly Chania International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Brussels Airport (BRU)CHQ - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
9h 58m€172–449Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)HER - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Lille Flandres
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
10h 42m€172–423Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)HER - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
11h 18m€169–511Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)HER - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
12h 38m€182–990Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lille FlandresTgv
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais VilleTer
2d 3hBus and ferry, Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Calais
2d 19h€321–461
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Calais is to fly and train which costs €150 - €400 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Calais is to fly and train which takes 8h 52m and costs €120 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Calais. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Calais via Tirana and Liege. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Crete and Calais is 2627 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Calais without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Crete to Calais, including transfers.
Crete to Calais bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Calais bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Calais is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 6:07 PM in Crete and 5:07 PM in Calais.
There are 1059+ 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 Brussels Airport (BRU), walk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, take the train to Bruxelles-Midi, take the train to Lille Europe, then take the train to Calais Ville. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Heraklion Port to Calais via Tirana, Tirana, and Liege in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lille-Lesquin Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brussels Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brussels Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Orly Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–390
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €25–35
- 1st Class
- €45–60
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Nord to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- Rail 1st Class
- €26–40
Train from Paris Nord to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- €55–85
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €50–75
- Comfort
- €60–85
- Premium
- €85–110
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Liege Gare des Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Liege to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
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
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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