There are 11 ways to get from Kiel to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or ferry
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Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane HAM - HER
7h 17m€82–249Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Dammtortrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Würzburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the bus from Würzburg to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
43h 51mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Kiel to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
34h 53m€596–912Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane HAM - CHQ
7h 45m€118–468Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane HAJ - HER
9h 19m€166–380Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane HAM - JSH
10h 55m€131–518Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BER - HER
9h 54m€115–534Train, bus, bus and ferry via Budapest
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 1hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Kolding bus stationbus 353 / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding Busterminal to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 8hTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Astiggosbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
2d 8h€163–274Train, bus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 13h
Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Crete is to train and fly which costs €80 - €250 and takes 7h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Crete is to train and fly which takes 7h 17m and costs €80 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Crete. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Heraklion Port via Kolding Busterminal and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Kiel and Crete is 2476 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 43h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Kiel to Crete, including transfers.
Kiel to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kolding bus station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Kiel. It is currently 7:06 PM in Kiel and 8:06 PM in Crete.
There are 2602+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Kiel to Crete. However, you can take the train to Hamburg Hbf, take the train to Hamburg Airport, walk to Hamburg Airport (HAM) 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 Kiel Hbf to Heraklion via Hamburg Dammtor, Würzburg Hbf, Würzburg, Pristina, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 43h 51m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Hannover Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Hannover Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Sitia Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Hannover Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Sitia Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Würzburg to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kolding Busterminal to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bleditravellipjan/
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Hamburg to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Astiggos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €70–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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