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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Creteby train, plane, bus, busferry or ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, or ferry

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeSTR - HER
    6h 33m
    €90–272

  2. Fly Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeFKB - HER
    8h 12m
    €79–242

  3. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Augsburg Hbftrain60 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Augsburg Hbf to Strumicabus
    3. Take the bus from Strumica to Gevgelijabus
    4. Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    39h 38m

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

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeFRA - HER
    6h 20m
    €99–238

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeFRA - CHQ
    6h 54m
    €115–407

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

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeZRH - HER
    8h 33m
    €148–436

  7. Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristinabus
    2. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    40h 19m

  8. Train, Bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart HbftrainRe
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport to Larissabus
    3. Take the train from Larissa to AthenstrainIc
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionferryAbs / ...
    2d 8h
    €264–428

  9. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Strasbourgbus108 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
    2d 8h

Karlsruhe to Crete by train, subway, foot, bus, and ferry

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration2d 8hAverage Duration
Ticket€264Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Crete, Greece?

Ryanair, Sky Express, and two other airlines fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a week.

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