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

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

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

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    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane FRA - HER
    6h 20m
    €111–211

  2. Bus, bus and ferry

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

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

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane STR - HER
    6h 33m
    €115–302

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane FRA - CHQ
    6h 54m
    €142–400

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

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane MUC - HER
    8h 29m
    €134–372

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

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane ZRH - HER
    8h 35m
    €143–451

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

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane MUC - CHQ
    8h 57m
    €180–451

  8. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane ZRH - CHQ
    9h 3m
    €204–500

  9. Bus, bus and ferry via Skopje

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    42h 18m

  10. Train, Bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport to Larissabus bus
    3. Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain train Ic
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    2d 8h
    €264–422

  11. Bus, bus and ferry #2

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Strasbourgbus bus 321 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 8h

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

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration2d 8hAverage Duration
Ticket€264Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

There is no direct connection from Karlsruhe to Crete. However, you can take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) 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 Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heraklion via Pristina, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 40h 19m.

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