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How to get fromLinz to Creteby train, plane, bus, busferry, car ferry, or ferry

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

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane SZG - HER
    6h 14m
    €176–381

  2. Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain train
    2. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane VIE - HER
    6h 16m
    €108–270

  3. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx / ...
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Cegledtrain train 347
    3. Take the train from Cegled to Szegedtrain train Ic
    4. Take the bus from Szeged to Thessaloníkibus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    36h 14m
    €226–385

  4. Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain train
    2. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane VIE - CHQ
    6h 50m
    €129–348

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

    1. Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain train
    2. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane MUC - HER
    8h 7m
    €125–343

  6. Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain train
    2. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane MUC - CHQ
    8h 50m
    €131–421

  7. Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane PRG - HER
    9h 37m
    €145–258

  8. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx / ...
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain train Ec
    3. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Athensbus bus
    4. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    38h 8m
    €249–517

  9. Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Linz 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
    40h 12m

  10. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx / ...
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Re
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava to Athensbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Hsw
    42h 59m
    €206–374

  11. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Linz Hbf to Gjakovëbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Gjakovë to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 4h

Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration4h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket€93Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,843.1 km
  • Duration: 6h 14m

What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Linz to Crete. However, you can take the train to Salzburg Hbf, walk to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, take the bus to Salzburg Kröbenfeldstraße, walk to Salzburg Airport (SZG) 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 Linz/Donau Hbf to Heraklion via Wien Hbf, Cegled, Szeged, Szeged, Galamb utca, Szeged, Szechenyi ter, Szeged, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 36h 14m.

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