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There are 11 ways to get from Groningen to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or ferry

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane AMS - HER
    7h 53m
    €155–483

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane DUS - HER
    9h 45m
    €154–848

  3. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Groningen central station to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus 027
    2. Take the bus from Dortmund Central Station to Strumicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Strumica to Gevgelijabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    2d

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Groningen to Port of Piraeuscar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    34h 58m
    €616–940

  5. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane AMS - CHQ
    8h 27m
    €206–852

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

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Bad Nieuweschanstrain train
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane HAJ - HER
    10h 30m
    €186–411

  7. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane DUS - CHQ
    10h 18m
    €170–417

  8. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Maastrichttrain train
    3. Take the bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 4h

  9. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus bus 075 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bremen Hbf to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    2d 5h

  10. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Budapest

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Kufsteintrain train Drf
    3. Take the train from Kufstein to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain train Rjx
    4. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    2d 8h

  11. Bus, train, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leerbus bus 401
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain train 56 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Bremen Hauptbahnhof to Durrësbus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 9h

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration4h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket€99Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Groningen to Crete. However, you can take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) 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 Groningen central station to Heraklion via Dortmund central bus station, Dortmund Central Station, Strumica, Gevgelija, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 2d.

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