There are 12 ways to get from Germany to Crete by plane, train, bus, car ferry, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MUC - HER
5h 14m€99–286Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BER - HER
6h 7m€79–296Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
39h 54mFly Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane FRA - HER
5h 19m€92–183Fly Stuttgart Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane STR - HER
5h 23m€97–214Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DUS - HER
5h 28m€84–456Fly Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MUC - CHQ
5h 58m€100–314Fly Munich International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane MUC - JSH
14h 58m€143–434Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Břeclavtrain
- Take the train from Breclav Main Train Station to Budapest Délitrain
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
44h 27m€192–302Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
44h 51mBus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Berlin to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
45h 32m€189–243Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Pardubice hl.n.train
- Take the train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Olomouc to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 4h€205–391
Munich International Airport (MUC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Crete is to fly which costs €90 - €190 and takes 5h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 14m and costs €95 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Crete. However, there are services departing from Berlin Alexanderplatz and arriving at Heraklion Port via Teg, Posta 8 and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 51m.
The distance between Germany and Crete is 1856 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Crete without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 39h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Germany to Crete, including transfers.
Germany to Crete bus services, operated by Armend Tours, depart from Berlin Alexanderplatz station.
Germany to Crete bus services, operated by Armend Tours, arrive at Tirana station.
There are 2887+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Germany and Crete, Greece?
Condor Flugdienst, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Nuremberg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
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