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How to get fromDortmund to Creteby train, plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry or ferry

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There are 10 ways to get from Dortmund to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or ferry

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane DUS - HER
    6h 23m
    €111–767

  2. Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund Central Station to Strumicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Strumica to Gevgelijabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    43h 44m

  3. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Port of Piraeuscar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    32h 22m
    €618–834

  4. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane DUS - CHQ
    6h 56m
    €132–346

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane FRA - HER
    7h 24m
    €114–284

  6. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane FMO - HER
    7h
    €143–446

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane FRA - CHQ
    7h 58m
    €150–493

  8. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane CGN - HER
    6h 51m
    €118–363

  9. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    2d 1h
    €220–250

  10. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund to Durrësbus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 5h

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration4h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket€52Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Dortmund to Crete. However, you can take the train to Duesseldorf Flughafen, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dortmund Central Station to Heraklion via Strumica, Gevgelija, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 43h 44m.

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