There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Crete by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LRH - HER
9h 7m€168–285Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BOD - HER
9h 9m€111–279Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
44h 48mFly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LRH - CHQ
12h 16m€128–425Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NTE - HER
8h 14m€134–613Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BOD - CHQ
11h 17m€152–357Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane NTE - CHQ
8h 47m€165–431Train, bus, bus and ferry via Bratislava
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 8h€437–683Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Brussels-North train stationbus 801 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 13hTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 17hBus, bus and ferry via Turin
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Torino to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
2d 21h
La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Crete is to train and fly which costs €110 - €280 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Crete is to train and fly which takes 8h 14m and costs €130 - €650.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Crete. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Heraklion Port via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Brussels-Nord and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between La Rochelle and Crete is 2517 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Crete without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 44h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from La Rochelle to Crete, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Crete bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Crete bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Crete is 1h ahead of La Rochelle. It is currently 7:24 PM in La Rochelle and 8:24 PM in Crete.
There are 3090+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Crete, Greece?
easyJet, Jet2.com, and Ryanair fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Chania International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Chania International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chania International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Chania International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–440
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zürich HB to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Bratislava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €105
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Paris Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Torino to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Tirana to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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