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There are 13 ways to get from Europe to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, car ferry, or ferry

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

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    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane FRA - HER
    9h 5m
    €117–260

  2. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof/ZOBbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Fulda to Pristinabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    44h 4m

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

    1. Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane HAJ - HER
    9h 17m

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane FRA - CHQ
    9h 43m
    €163–519

  5. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LEJ - HER
    9h 4m
    €126–339

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

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane NUE - HER
    8h 52m
    €123–375

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

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane ERF - HER
    8h
    €151–676

  8. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane NUE - CHQ
    9h 30m
    €154–514

  9. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane MUC - CHQ
    12h 16m
    €202–631

  10. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train Rb5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel to Durrësbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus bus
    4. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    45h 43m

  11. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    2d 2h
    €266–407

  12. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train Rb5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 4h

  13. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhebus bus Sev
    2. Take the bus from Kassel Wilhelmshohe Bus Station to Pazardzhik Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pazardzhik Coach Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    2d 11h

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

Calendar60Weekly Planes
Duration3h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€64Cheapest 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 line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, 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, Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB, Fulda, Pristina, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 44h 4m.

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