There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Chamonix by plane, bus, busferry, train, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane HER - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
7h 27m€126–326Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane HER - MXP
- Take the bus from Milan to Chamonixbus
9h 27m€65–236Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Verona Porta Nuovabus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Martignytrain Ec
44h 39m€293–392Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane HER - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
9h 40m€85–521Fly Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CHQ - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
10h 8m€147–439Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HER - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
- Take the train from Lausanne to Martignytrain
11h 42m€224–624Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeurbus
44h 50m€286–493Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Geneva - Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonixbus
46h 12mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Hsw
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Fierbus
- Take the bus from Fier to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan to Chamonixbus
2d 5h€189–295Bus and ferry, bus via Milan
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan to Chamonixbus
2d 7h
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Chamonix is to fly and bus which costs €65 - €240 and takes 9h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Chamonix is to fly and bus which takes 7h 27m and costs €120 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Chamonix. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Chamonix via Tirana and Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Crete and Chamonix is 2089 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Chamonix without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train which takes 44h 39m and costs €290 - €400.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Crete to Chamonix, including transfers.
Crete to Chamonix bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Chamonix bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Chamonix is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 11:21 PM in Crete and 10:21 PM in Chamonix.
There are 5594+ hotels available in Chamonix.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Chamonix, France?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Chamonix. However, you can take the line 6 bus to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Geneva Airport, then take the bus to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Heraklion to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc via Thessaloniki, Thessaloníki, Pristina, Verona Porta Nuova, Verona Porta Nuova, Martigny, and Vallorcine in around 44h 39m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–550
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–470
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–310
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–490
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €95–140
- 2nd Class
- €80–110
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- info@alpytransfers.com
- Website
- alpytransfers.com
Bus from Geneva Airport to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +39 333 916 3531
- info@harea.travel
- Website
- harea.travel
Bus from Pristina to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90
- Website
- https://www.harea.travel/
- Phone
- + 383 044 233 555
- Website
- sabagroup.eu
Bus from Pristina to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milan to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- bstours.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://bstours.rs/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 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +41 22 781 04 04
- Website
- cham-transfers.com
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.cham-transfers.com/EN
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 692323966
Bus from Fier to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €91
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- 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
- €120–300
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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