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

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

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    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane BER - HER
    7h 33m
    €104–324

  2. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 29 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Nuremberg to Pristinabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    40h 31m

  3. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Magdeburg to Port of Piraeuscar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    31h 32m
    €543–929

  4. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LEJ - HER
    6h 20m
    €182–375

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

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane HAJ - HER
    7h 22m
    €187–350

  6. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane BER - CHQ
    8h 16m
    €120–393

  7. Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane DRS - HER
    8h 13m
    €184–463

  8. Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Magdeburg to Leipzigbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    46h 12m

  9. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Budapest

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain train 27
    3. Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain train Rj
    4. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    47h 57m

  10. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Magdeburg to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 4h

  11. Bus, ferry, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Magdeburg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Kavala to Syrosferry ferry Bsf
    4. Take the car ferry from Syros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    2d 13h
    €242–502

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar36Weekly Planes
Duration4h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket€53Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

There is no direct connection from Magdeburg to Crete. However, you can take the train to Berlin Hbf, take the train to Flughafen BER, walk to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) 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 Magdeburg Hbf to Heraklion via Halle(Saale)Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, Nuremberg, Pristina, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 40h 31m.

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