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

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There are 11 ways to get from Crete to Cologne by plane, car ferry, bus, train, or busferry

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

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    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane HER - CGN
    5h 52m
    €88–203

  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 Stuttgart Hbfbus bus
    4. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 47 / ...
    38h 52m

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

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane HER - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    6h 41m
    €93–235

  4. Fly Chania International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane CHQ - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    7h 4m
    €155–373

  5. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” 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 Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    6h 29m
    €121–246

  6. Fly Chania International Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane CHQ - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    6h 57m
    €153–384

  7. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane HER - FMO
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train
    8h 33m
    €92–370

  8. Bus and ferry, bus via Ioánnina

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Ioannina to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana to Köln Hbfbus bus
    42h 48m

  9. Bus and ferry, bus, train

    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 Muenchen Hbftrain train Rjx
    4. Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 47 / ...
    42h 59m
    €278–464

  10. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Köln Süd Bfbus bus
    2d 6h

  11. Bus, bus and ferry, train

    1. Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Chania to Ioanninabusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Ioannina to Frankfurt am Mainbus bus
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 41 / ...
    2d 15h
    €300–440

Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights

Calendar27Weekly Planes
Duration3h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket€81Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,270.6 km
  • Duration: 5h 52m

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Cologne, Germany?

Corendon Airlines, Eurowings, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 4 times a day.

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