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

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeFRA - HER
    8h 47m
    €113–256

  2. Train to Erfurt–Weimar Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeERF - HER
    7h 59m
    €111–475

  3. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda BahnhoftrainRb5
    2. Take the bus from Fulda to Pristinabus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    41h 23m

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Europe to Port of Piraeuscar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
    31h 51m
    €542–833

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeFRA - CHQ
    9h 21m
    €129–425

  6. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeHAJ - HER
    8h 43m
    €139–323

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

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeDUS - HER
    11h 13m
    €161–831

  8. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeSTR - HER
    10h 35m
    €149–324

  9. Taxi, train, bus, bus and ferry via Durrës

    1. Take the taxi from Sontra-Blankenbach to Bebra Bahnhoftaxi250
    2. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof WilhelmshöhetrainRb5 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Kassel to Durrësbus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
    2d 3h

  10. Taxi, train, Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the taxi from Sontra-Blankenbach to Bebra Bahnhoftaxi250
    2. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda BahnhoftrainRb5
    3. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain25 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Nürnberg to Ioanninabus
    5. Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
    2d 5h
    €281–438

Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar22Weekly Planes
Duration3h 49mAverage Duration
Ticket€76Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Europe and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Crete. However, you can take the bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) 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 Nentershausen Oderstraße to Heraklion via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof, Fulda, Pristina, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 41h 23m.

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