There are 10 ways to get from Crete to France by plane, busferry, bus, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane HER - MRS
5h 44m€75–278Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
47h 11mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Pariscar
35h 8m€590–840Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane HER - LYS
6h 8m€111–266Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane HER - CDG
6h 29m€93–303Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane HER - NTE
6h 39m€113–303Fly Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CHQ - LYS
6h 31m€128–334Fly 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 Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
8h 6m€128–347Bus and ferry, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Paris Gare de Lyonbus
2d 3hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Paris Nordbus
2d 9h
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to France is to fly which costs €75 - €280 and takes 5h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to France is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs €75 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to France. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Hôtel de Ville via Thessaloníki, Tirana and Gare de Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Crete and France is 1957 km.
The best way to get from Crete to France without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train which takes 47h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Crete to France, including transfers.
Crete to France bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to France bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
France is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 8:15 AM in Crete and 7:15 AM in France.
There are 22968+ hotels available in France.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and France?
Volotea, Sky Express, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- 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
- swiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- 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
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Paris Gare de Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- 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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