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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, train to Frankfurt, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane FRA - HER
    9h 39m
    €118–268

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

    cheapest
    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 19m
    €91–386

  3. Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof/ZOBbus bus Ev
    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
    43h 30m

  4. 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 19m

  5. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane FRA - CHQ
    10h 17m
    €139–466

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

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane NUE - HER
    9h 54m
    €129–322

  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
    7h 59m
    €151–692

  8. Train, train to Nuremberg 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 Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane NUE - CHQ
    10h 32m
    €155–550

  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. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane MUC - CHQ
    13h 28m
    €210–697

  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 45m

  11. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    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
    €266–484

  12. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazitrain train 235
    2. Take the bus from Olomouc to Athensbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Hsw
    2d 8h

  13. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof/ZOBbus bus Ev
    2. Take the bus from FULDA, Hbf/ZOB, Am Bahnhof to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 9h

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

Calendar58Weekly Planes
Duration3h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket€73Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,320.1 km
  • Duration: 9h 39m

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 Fulda 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, Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB, Fulda, Pristina, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 43h 30m.

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