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

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There are 7 ways to get from Edirne to Crete by train, plane, bus, car ferry, ferry, car, or busferry

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

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    1. Take the train from Orestiada to Alexandroupoli Porttrain train
    2. Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane AXD - HER
    4h 49m
    €65–159

  2. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Orestiáda to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus bus
    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
    19h 26m
    €177–344

  3. Train, car ferry, ferry

    1. Take the train from Orestiada to Alexandroupoli Porttrain train Re
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Alexandroupolis to Port of Myrinacarferry car ferry
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Myrina (Limnos) to Mykonosferry ferry Bsf
    4. Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    30h 18m
    €164–402

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Edirne to Port of Rafinacar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Rafina to Paroscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    19h 1m
    €263–460

  5. Train to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Orestiada to Alexandroupoli Porttrain train
    2. Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane AXD - CHQ
    7h 22m
    €91–318

  6. Bus to Istanbul, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the bus from Edirne to Istanbul Airport Busbus bus
    2. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane IST - HER
    7h 23m
    €82–218

  7. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Edirne to Keşanbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Keşan to Thessaloníkibus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    25h

Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar20Weekly Planes
Duration2h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket€46Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Edirne, Turkey and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Edirne to Crete. However, you can drive to Orestiada, take the train to Alexandroupoli Port, take the taxi to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) 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 vehicle from Edirne to Heraklion Port via Orestiáda, Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL, Στ.Υπεραστικων, Σταθμοσ Ησαπ, Port of Piraeus, and Paros in around 19h 26m.

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