There are 13 ways to get from Germany to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)MUC - HER
5h 29m€86–274Fly Stuttgart Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)STR - HER
5h 28m€84–242Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf29 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Pristina
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
40h 31mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Berlin to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of PiraeusBsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionAbs / ...
2d 19h€208–288Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Berlin to Port of Piraeus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
31h 28m€531–817Fly Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)FRA - HER
5h 29m€88–201Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)BER - HER
5h 45m€84–395Fly Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)MUC - CHQ
5h 58m€132–323Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)DUS - HER
5h 56m€99–713Fly Frankfurt to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)FRA - CHQ
6h 3m€104–370Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Berlin to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
45h 32m€178–203Train, bus, bus and ferry via Budapest
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádraží27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-NyugatiEc
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
47h 7mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
47h 14m
Munich International Airport (MUC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Crete is to fly which costs €85 - €210 and takes 5h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs €80 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Crete. However, there are services departing from Berlin and arriving at Heraklion via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 32m.
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 bus and ferry which takes 40h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Germany to Crete, including transfers.
Germany to Crete bus services, operated by Nasir Tours, depart from Berlin station.
Germany to Crete bus services, operated by Nasir Tours, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
There are 2522+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Germany and Crete, Greece?
Condor Flugdienst, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–130
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €65–90
- Business
- €70–85
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Nuremberg to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Berlin to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €84
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +383 44 102 280
- armendi_tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- armenditours.com
Bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- armenditours.com
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €70–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
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