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

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There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Lyon by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or train

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  1. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

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    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane HER - LYS
    6h 3m
    €87–247

  2. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train

    1. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Durrës to Pratobusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the train from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain train Re
    5. Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain train
    6. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Fr
    41h 10m

  3. Fly Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane CHQ - LYS
    6h 31m
    €129–335

  4. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane HER - GVA
    2. Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    9h 11m
    €130–348

  5. Bus and ferry, train

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Fr
    44h 57m

  6. Bus and ferry, bus via Geneva

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Geneva - Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    46h 58m

  7. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus bus
    2d 9h

  8. Bus and ferry, bus via Niš

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki station to Niš Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Nis to Lyon, Ibis Hotelbus bus
    2d 10h
    €356–459

Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration3h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€70Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,067.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 3m

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Lyon, France?

Volotea, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 3 times a day.

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