There are 13 ways to get from Crete to Europe by plane, train, car ferry, bus, busferry, or ferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HER - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
9h 52m$132–258Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nuremberg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane HER - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
9h 47m$128–659Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to München Hbfbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5
42h 38mFly Chania International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CHQ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
10h 10m$167–388Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane HER - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
10h 7mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane HER - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
9h 57m$138–314Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Erfurt–Weimar Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF)plane HER - ERF
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
8h 59m$198–925Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HER - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
11h 37m$171–361Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane HER - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
11h 48m$197–533Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Kassel Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Wehretal-Reichensachsen Bahnhofbus 200
45h 47mBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Kasselbus
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
2d 6hBus and ferry, bus, train via Košice
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Košicebus
- Take the train from Kosice to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic
- Take the train from Ostrava hl.n. to Eisenach Hbftrain Drf
2d 7hFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Hsw
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Eisenach central bus stationbus 020
2d 7h$204–374
Crete to Europe by ferry, foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Europe is to fly and train which costs $130 - $260 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Europe is to fly and train which takes 8h 59m and costs $190 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Europe. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Wildeck-Richelsdorf Alsecco via Thessaloníki, Pristina, Kassel Hauptbahnhof and Sontra Breitwiese. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 47m.
The distance between Crete and Europe is 2302 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Europe without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 42h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Crete to Europe, including transfers.
Crete to Europe bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Europe bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Europe is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 1:43 PM in Crete and 12:43 PM in Europe.
There are 777+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Europe?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Europe. However, you can take the line 6 bus to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, then take the line 315 bus to Nentershausen Oderstraße. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Heraklion Port to Nentershausen Oderstraße via Port of Piraeus, Piraeus, Durrës, München Hbf, München Hbf, Fulda Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, and Bebra Bahnhof in around 42h 38m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Chania International Airport to Frankfurt via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–260
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Munich International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Munich International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $52
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–320
- Website
- Seajets
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