There are 7 ways to get from Munich to Crete by plane, bus, car ferry, train, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MUC - HER
5h 24m€95–228Fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MUC - CHQ
5h 53m€77–316Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from München Hbf to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
36h 42mTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
39h 33m€231–429Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from München to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
46h 29m€235–342Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from München to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Asf / ...
2d 1h€275–474Bus, bus and ferry via Tirana
- Take the bus from München Hbf to Librazhdbus
- Take the bus from Librazhd to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 2h
Munich to Crete by bus, train, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Crete is to fly which costs €95 - €230 and takes 5h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs €95 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich to Crete. However, there are services departing from München and arriving at Heraklion via Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 29m.
The distance between Munich and Crete is 1856 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Crete without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 36h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Munich to Crete, including transfers.
Munich to Crete bus services, operated by Portokalidis Tours, depart from München station.
Munich to Crete bus services, operated by Portokalidis Tours, arrive at Ioannina station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Munich. It is currently 4:46 AM in Munich and 5:46 AM in Crete.
There are 2576+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Crete, Greece?
Condor Flugdienst, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- €45–70
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- €35–60
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €79
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €66
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from München Hbf to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.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
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from München to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from München to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from München Hbf to Librazhd
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €137
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Librazhd to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- Linja të autobusëve Gjirafa
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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