There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Nantes by plane, busferry, bus, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane HER - NTE
6h 31m€113–353Bus and ferry, bus, train via Montpellier
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantestrain Tgv
2d 2hCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Nantescar
38h 49m€652–1,078Fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane HER - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
14h 30m€180–550Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Paris Gare de Lyonbus
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantestrain Tgv
2d 2hBus and ferry, bus, train #2
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lyon Part Dieubus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nantestrain Tgv
2d 3hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Nantesbus
2d 6h
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Nantes is to fly which costs €110 - €360 and takes 6h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Nantes is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs €110 - €360.
The distance between Crete and Nantes is 2590 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Nantes without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train via Montpellier which takes 2 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Crete to Nantes, including transfers.
Nantes is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 11:22 PM in Crete and 10:22 PM in Nantes.
There are 1340+ hotels available in Nantes.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Nantes, France?
Volotea, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) 4 times a week.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–850
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–850
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €65–85
- 1st Class
- €90–120
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €120–170
- 1st Class
- €160–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €65–95
- Rail 1st Class
- €100–140
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €25–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–55
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–290
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €130–200
- Rail 1st Class
- €210–290
- 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
- anumitravel@gmail.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 Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Montpellier to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €100–230
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €100–140
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €160–230
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