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There are 12 ways to get from Crete to Dortmund by plane, train, car ferry, bus, car, or busferry

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

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    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 Dortmund Hbftrain train
    6h 34m
    €116–769

  2. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Frankfurt, train

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    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane HER - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    8h 9m
    €114–256

  3. 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 Stuttgart Hbfbus bus
    4. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain train 47 / ...
    39h 59m

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port of Piraeus to Dortmundcar car
    31h 57m
    €540–740

  5. 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 Dortmund Hbftrain train
    2h 14m
    €197–518

  6. 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 Dortmund Hbftrain train
    6h 57m
    €128–337

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

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane HER - CGN
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    7h 20m
    €115–358

  8. 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 Dortmund Hbftrain train
    8h 32m
    €151–444

  9. Bus and ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Nurembergbus bus
    4. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 25 / ...
    5. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Dortmund Hbftrain train Re
    41h 41m

  10. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Dortmund ZOBbus bus
    47h 57m

  11. Bus and ferry, bus via Dortmund

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

  12. 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 Dortmund Hbftrain train 34 / ...
    2d 18h
    €296–509

Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration4h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket€82Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

There is no direct connection from Crete to Dortmund. However, you can take the line 6 bus to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS), walk to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Bf, walk to Duesseldorf Flughafen, then take the train to Dortmund Hbf. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Heraklion Port to Dortmund Hbf via Port of Piraeus, Piraeus, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Tirana, Stuttgart Hbf, and Hauptbahnhof in around 39h 59m.

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