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There are 14 ways to get from Jena to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeLEJ - HER
    9h 4m
    €144–467

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeERF - HER
    6h 30m
    €102–456

  3. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt HbftrainRe3 / ...
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain29 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Nuremberg to Pristinabus
    4. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    39h 17m

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Jena to Port of Piraeuscar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
    30h 53m
    €547–731

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

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeFRA - HER
    8h 48m
    €120–286

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

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    3. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeBER - HER
    8h 1m
    €117–519

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

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeFRA - CHQ
    9h 21m
    €171–495

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

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Göttingentrain
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeHAJ - HER
    9h 3m
    €134–320

  9. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeMUC - HER
    9h
    €134–490

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

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeMUC - CHQ
    9h 28m
    €180–509

  11. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Skopje

    1. Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt HbftrainRe3 / ...
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain29 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Nürnberg to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
    4. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gevgelijatrain
    5. Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
    6. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    43h 13m

  12. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Jena bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus012 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
    3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    45h 44m
    €180–208

  13. Train, bus, bus and ferry #2

    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Hauptbahnhof Westtrain17
    2. Take the bus from Regensburg Hbf to Durrësbus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
    2d 1h

  14. Train, Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Jena Paradies to Saalfeldtrain
    2. Take the train from Saalfeld to Nürnberg Hbftrain
    3. Take the bus from Nürnberg to Ioanninabus
    4. Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
    2d 5h
    €267–466

Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration6h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€104Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Jena, Germany and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Jena to Crete. However, you can take the train to Halle(Saale)Hbf, take the train to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen, walk to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) 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 train from Jena West to Heraklion via Erfurt Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, Nuremberg, Pristina, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 39h 17m.

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