There are 11 ways to get from Kaunas to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or ferry
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Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Kaunas to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VNO - HER
7h 19m€118–310Fly Kaunas to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Kaunas (KUN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane KUN - HER
13h 8m€82–292Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Lublin, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lublin, Bus Station Lublin to Rzeszow, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 4h€220–324Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kaunas to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
35h 34m€568–946Fly Kaunas to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Kaunas (KUN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane KUN - CHQ
13h 11m€108–391Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Kaunas to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VNO - CHQ
10h 18m€104–379Train, train to Riga International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Kaunas to Kėdainiaitrain
- Take the train from Kėdainiai to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane RIX - HER
10h 52m€137–332Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Kaunas to Mockavatrain 33
- Take the train from Mockava to Warszawa Centralnatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 5hTrain, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Kaunas to Mockavatrain 33
- Take the train from Mockava to Krakow Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Athensbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
2d 6h€326–810Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Kaunas to Mockavatrain 33
- Take the train from Mockava to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Ostrava to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 11h€248–550Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Kaunas Central bus station to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceavabus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
3d 13h€335–805
Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kaunas to Crete is to fly which costs €80 - €300 and takes 13h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Kaunas to Crete is to train and fly which takes 7h 19m and costs €110 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Kaunas station to Crete. However, there are services departing from Kaunas, Bus Station and arriving at Heraklion via Lublin, Bus Station Lublin, Rzeszów and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Kaunas and Crete is 2258 km.
The best way to get from Kaunas to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 4h and costs €220 - €330.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Kaunas to Crete, including transfers.
Kaunas to Crete bus services, operated by Eurolines Lithuania, depart from Kaunas, Bus Station.
Kaunas to Crete bus services, operated by Eurolines Lithuania, arrive at Lublin, Bus Station.
There are 1979+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Kaunas, Lithuania and Crete, Greece?
Air Baltic, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Kaunas (KUN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Kaunas to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Riga International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Kaunas to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Riga International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kaunas to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Kaunas to Chania International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kaunas to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Kaunas to Chania International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kaunas to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Kaunas to Chania International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- sunclassairlines.dk
Flights from Kaunas to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Chania International Airport via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kaunas to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaunas to Kėdainiai
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kėdainiai to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaunas to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Mockava to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–310
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Mockava to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Mockava to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +370 612 88 984
- info@eurolines.lt
- Website
- eurolines.lt
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Lublin, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.eurolines.lt/en
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Lublin, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lublin, Bus Station Lublin to Rzeszow, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- 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
Bus from Ostrava to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Kaunas Central bus station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Website
- inbus.ua
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–20
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Suceava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–300
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–370
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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