There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Montpellier by plane, train, busferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport, train
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)HER - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Montpellier Saint-Roch
7h 51m€80–281Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellier
42h 36mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Montpellier
35h 21m€550–790Fly Chania International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)CHQ - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Montpellier Saint-Roch
8h 14m€132–409Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)HER - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Montpellier Saint-Roch
7h 57m€131–341Fly Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)CHQ - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Montpellier Saint-Roch
8h 15m€163–419Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fréjorgues Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)HER - MPL
6h 18m€141–701Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport (PGF)HER - PGF
- Take the train from Perpignan to Montpellier Saint-Roch
14h 10m€257–793Bus and ferry, bus via Sofia
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia to Montpellier
2d 7h€189–256
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Montpellier is to fly and train which costs €80 - €290 and takes 7h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Montpellier is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs €140 - €700.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Montpellier. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Montpellier via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 36m.
The distance between Crete and Montpellier is 2108 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Montpellier without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 42h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Crete to Montpellier, including transfers.
Crete to Montpellier bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Montpellier bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Montpellier is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 11:36 AM in Crete and 10:36 AM in Montpellier.
There are 4474+ hotels available in Montpellier.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Montpellier, France?
Transavia France flies from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) once 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
- €50–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
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 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
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 Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport via Lille Lesquin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Perpignan to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- Rail 1st Class
- €75–110
Train from Perpignan to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Perpignan to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- 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
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- 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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